Background
Burton, Robert William was born on August 1, 1927 in Seymour, Connecticut, United States. Son of Loren Nelson and Christina Marguerite (Duff) Burton.
Burton, Robert William was born on August 1, 1927 in Seymour, Connecticut, United States. Son of Loren Nelson and Christina Marguerite (Duff) Burton.
Bachelor, Western Reserve University, 1951.
Floor director, WEWS-television, Cleveland, 1951-1952; vice president, Spero & Burton, Inc., Cleveland, 1952-1953; assistant to director sales promotion, Anaconda-American Brass Company, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1953-1958; sales manager, Times Wire & Cable Company, Wallingford, Connecticut, 1958-1966; vice president sales, Times Wire & Cable Company, 1966-1968; vice president, general manager, Times Wire & Cable Company, 1968-1969; president, Times Wire & Cable Company, 1969-1977; president, chief Executive officer, Rolodex Corporation, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1977-1989, retired; president, Chief Executive Officer, Rolodex de P.R., Moca, 1977-1989; president, New Generation Oil and Chemical Products Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, 1991-1994. Board directors Okay Industries, Incorporated, New York Britain, Connecticut.
Public relations chairman American Red Cross, Waterbury, 1954-1958, United Fund, Waterbury, 1954-1958. Board directors Cheshire Community Theatre, 1959-1970. Corporator Meriden-Wallingford Hospital, board directors, 1975-1977.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1947. Member Wholesale Stationers Association (director 1981-1984), National Office Products Association, Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce (director 1977-1989), Phi Gamma Delta, Club at Ocean Edge, Brewster, Massachusetts, The Club at Jacaranda West, Venice, Florida.
Married Virginia Bigelow Kernochan, November 19, 1955. Children: Robert Mark, Jeffrey James, Virginia Lee Burton Fowler.