Background
Prior, William Allen was born on January 14, 1927 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Allen Ames and Madeline Isabel (Taylor) Prior.
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William Allen Prior
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Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Harvard College, 1950; Master of Business Administration, Harvard College, 1954.
Career
Salesman, International Business Machines Corporation, Mineola, Long Island, New York, 1950-1952;
sales engineer, Lincoln Electric Company, Cleveland, 1954-1957;
partner, Hammond Kennedy & Company. New York City, 1957-1966;
vice president, The Singer Company. New York City, 1967-1968;
president, Tansitor Electronics, Bennington, Vermont, 1969-1971;
president, Aerotron Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, 1971-1982;
vice president, J. Lee Peeler & Company, Durham, North Carolina, 1986-1989;
president, Accudyne, Inc., Raleigh, since 1990.
Board directors Carroll's Foods, Warsaw, North Carolina. Chairman Royal Blue Capital, Inc., Raleigh.
Achievements
Membership
Corporal United States Army Air Force, 1945-1946, Germany. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, North Ridge Country Club (Raleigh), Raleigh Racquet Club, Harvard Club of New York City, 50 Group.
Interests
Connections
Married Nancy Norton Sayles, July 7, 1951 (divorced October 1971). Children: Stephanie Sayles, Alexandra Taylor, Robert Eames, Eleanor Norton. Married Carol Luise Becker-Ehmck, October 30, 1971.
Children: Michael Becker-Ehmck, Jeffrey Renner.
- Father:
- Allen Ames Prior
- Mother:
- Madeline Isabel (Taylor) Prior
- Spouse:
- Carol Luise Becker-Ehmck
- Spouse:
- Nancy Norton Sayles
- child:
- Jeffrey Renner Prior
- child:
- Stephanie Sayles Prior
- child:
- Robert Eames Prior
- child:
- Michael Becker-Ehmck Prior
- child:
- Eleanor Norton Prior
- child:
- Alexandra Taylor Prior
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Nationality
American -
Political Party
Republican
Education
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1950
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1954