Background
Farrington, William Benford was born on March 10, 1921 in New York City. Son of Harold Phillips and Edith C. (Aitken) Farrington.
Farrington, William Benford was born on March 10, 1921 in New York City. Son of Harold Phillips and Edith C. (Aitken) Farrington.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Cornell University, 1947. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953.
; children: William Benford, Phyllis Ashley, Timothy Colfax. Married Gertrude East. Eby, January 3, 1979. Radio engineer Naval Research laboratories, 1942-1943.
Director Read Standard Corporation, 1948-1955.
Plant engineer Hope"s Windows, Incorporated., 1950-1951. Instructor geology, geophysics U. Massachusetts, 1953-1954.
Research geophysicistHumble Oil & Refining Company, 1954-1956. Lecturer U. Houston, 1955-1956.
Senior investment analyst Continental Research Corporation, New York City, 1956-1961.
President, director Farrington Engineering Corporation, 1958-1967. Partner Farrington & LightAssos., Laguna Beach, California, 1967-1982, Farrington Associations, 1982-1993. Vice president Empire Resources Corporation, 1961-1962.
Assistant vice president Empire Trust Company, 1962-1964.
Director Commonwealth Gas Corporation, New York City. Science director Select Committee on Government Research, United States House of Representatives, 1964-1965.
Lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1972. Senior consultant Trident Engineering Associates, Annapolis, Maryland., 1965-1993.
Corporate associate Technology Associates Southern California, 1971-1993.
Chairman crusade American Cancer Society, Jamestown, New York, 1951. Chartered finance analyst. Registered geologist, California.
Scientific Director Select Committee Government Research United States House Representatives, 1964—1965. Chairman crusade American Cancer Society, Jamestown, New York, 1951. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Finance Analysts Federation.
Member: Los Angeles Society Finance Analysts, Geological Society of America, American Institute Aeronautics an Aeronautics, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Sigma Xi.
Married Frances A. Garratt, 1949 (divorced 1955). Married Gertrude East. Eby, January 3, 1979. Children: William Benford, Phyllis Ashley, Timothy Colfax.