Background
Carpenter, Walter Samuel was born on January 8, 1888 in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter S. and Belle (Morgan) Carpenter.
Carpenter, Walter Samuel was born on January 8, 1888 in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter S. and Belle (Morgan) Carpenter.
Preparatory education, Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1902-1906. Student Cornell Univercity, 1906-1910.
Vice president, 1919-1940, president, 1940-1948, chairman, 1948-1962, then honorary chairman. Director Christiana Securities Company Trustee emeritus Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania. Past president U. Delaware.
Clubs: Wilmington, Wilmington Country.
Married Mary Wootten, June 3, 1914. Children: Walter Samuel III, John West., Edmund North. World World War II With Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours & Company.