Background
Nelson, Robert William was born on April 13, 1894 in Patton, Alabama, United States. Son of Robert and Elvira Anne (Clark) Nelson.
Nelson, Robert William was born on April 13, 1894 in Patton, Alabama, United States. Son of Robert and Elvira Anne (Clark) Nelson.
Graduate Gilman School, Baltimore, 1912. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Johns Hopkins, 1915.
Mechanics engineer Bartlett Hayward Corporation, manufacturers gas apparatus and munitions, Baltimore, 1915-1925, Industrial bureau of Baltimore Association Commerce, 1925-1926. General manager Ohio Valley Industrial Corporation, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1926-1931. Executive vice president Cincinnati Chamber Commerce, 1931-1936.
Vice president charge corporate business development First National Bank of Cincinnati, 1937-1970, also director
Member Alpha Delta Phi. Republic; Clubs: Queen City, Cincinnati Country.
Married Dorothea Harper Pennington, April. Married second, Frances Pogue, December 14, 1945. Children: Dorothea, Robert, Ronda Elizabeth.