Background
Prince, Robert Mason was born on October 22, 1914 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Robert Ellsworth and Florence Elizabeth (Mason) Prince.
Prince, Robert Mason was born on October 22, 1914 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Robert Ellsworth and Florence Elizabeth (Mason) Prince.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1936. Juris Doctor, Detroit College Law, 1939.
Accountant, Haskins & Sells, Certified Public Accountants, American Surety Company, Detroit, 1937-1941. Admitted to Michigan bar, 1939, Illinois bar, 1948. Member executive and legal department, attorney-manager insurance department, also manager government controls Dow Chemical Company, 1941-1947.
Engaged in insurance, Chicago, 1947-1949.
Partner firm Norman, Engelhardt, Zimmerman & Prince, and predecessor, Chicago, 1949-1957. Executive vice president Development Corporation American and subsidiary Acorn Paint & Chemical Company, 1957-1958.
Vice-president, director Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Chicago, 1958-1961. Chairman of the Board American Airmotive Corporation, Shasta Cattle Company, Greengold Farms, Incorporated., 1958-1961.
President Datronics, Incorporated., National Drilling Company, Florida Aviation Corporation, 1958-1961.
Director Chicago City Bank & Trust Company, 1959-1961. Vice Chairman of the Board Diversa, Incorporated., Dallas, 1959-1963. Chairman of the Board Prince & Cummins, Incorporated., Chicago, 1962-1965, Prince Roosevelt & Cummins, Miami, Florida, 1962-1964.
Assistant to president Dow Chemical International, 1963-1965.
Director Investment services executive department Dow Chemical Company, 1965-1969. Vice president ventures investment, finance division Dow Chemical, 1969-1972.
Vice-president, director Dow Chemical Finance Corporation, 1966-1972, Dolco Packaging Corporation, North Hollywood, California, 1967-1972. Chairman of the Board Austral-Pacific Fertilizers, Limited., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1968-1970.
Director Austral-Pacific Fertilizers, Limited., 1966-1972.
With affiliates companies Valley National Bank Phoenix. Vice president, general manager, director Concho Investment Corporation, Concho Life Insurance Company, 1972-1975. Managing director Prince & Company, 1975-1987.
Attorney, of counsel firm Martin, Craig, Chester and Sonnenschein, Chicago, 1975-1985.
President Phoenix Chemical Company, East Dubuque, Illinois, 1987-1990, director, 1987-1993. With International Consulting Superior vena cava syndrome.
Member executive and legal department, attorney-manager insurance department, also manager government controls Dow Chemical Company, 1941-1947. Member Illinois, Michigan bar associations. Club: Union League (Chicago Died, September 12, 1995.
Married Elizabeth Harvey Sherk, 1937. Children: Dana, Kathy. Married Sheila Anna Hoban, 1973.