Background
Higginbottom, Samuel Logan was born on October 5, 1921 in North Lawrence, Ohio, United States. Son of Samuel Bradlaugh and Vera Abbie (Gutchess) Higginbottom.
Higginbottom, Samuel Logan was born on October 5, 1921 in North Lawrence, Ohio, United States. Son of Samuel Bradlaugh and Vera Abbie (Gutchess) Higginbottom.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Columbia, 1943; graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard University.
Design engineer, Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hogan & McDonald, New York City, 1945-1946; vice president engineering, flight, test and inspection, Trans World Airlines, Inc., 1946-1964; vice president engineering and maintenance, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., 1964-1967; vice president operations group, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., 1967-1969; senior vice president, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., 1969; executive vice president, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., 1969-1970; president, chief operating officer, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., 1970-1973; chairman, president, chief Executive officer, Rolls-Royce Inc., New York City, 1974-1986.
Emeritus chairman of the board of trustees Columbia University. Vice-chairman St. Thomas U. Captain United States Army Air Force, World War II, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Member Society Automotive Engineers, Conquistadores del Cielo, Wings Club (pres.1980-1981), Deering Bay Yacht and Country Club, Tau Beta Pi, Psi Upsilon, Theta Tau.
Married Fair Steinschneider, August 30, 1947 (deceased May 1997). Children: Samuel Logan, Marie Fair, Michele Rowan Maclaren. Married Janaina Dornelles, August 4, 1998.