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Chemical company executive

Sumner Henry Williams, American chemical company executive. Inventor textile machinery, textile dyeing processes. Member American Association Textile Chemists and Colorists, Academy of Sciences, Phi Psi.

Background

Williams, Sumner Henry was born on November 13, 1901 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Sumner Wheeler and Louise Mary (Shephard) Williams.

Education

Student, Lowell Technology Institute.

Career

Overseer dyeing and finishing Houston Textile Mills, 1924-1928. Assistant manager General Dye Stuff Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1933-1943, manager, 1943-1952, vice president, general sales manager, director, 1952-1954. Integrated with General Aniline & Film Corporation, 1954, vice president New York City, 1954-1965, senior vice president, since 1965.

Vice president Global Assessment of Functioning International Operations, since 1962, director, since 1964. Director Morrison Machine Company, Morrison Textile Machine Company.

Achievements

  • Sumner Henry Williams has been listed as a noteworthy chemical company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association Textile Chemists and Colorists, Academy of Sciences, Phi Psi. Clubs: Governor's Island (Laconia, New Hampshire).

Connections

Married Ruth Grace Hudnall, June 12, 1931. Children– Sumner Henry, Edward Bernard, Patricia Anne (Mistress W.R. Chisholm), Peggy Jane (Mistress R.P. Roy).

Father:
Sumner Wheeler Williams

Mother:
Louise Mary (Shephard) Williams

Spouse:
Ruth Grace Hudnall

child:
Patricia Anne Williams (Mistress W.R. Chisholm)

child:
Peggy Jane Williams (Mistress R.P. Roy)

child:
Edward Bernard Williams

child:
Sumner Henry Williams