Background
Hamilton, William Berry was born on April 4, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of William Berry and Nettie (Whatley) Hamilton.
Hamilton, William Berry was born on April 4, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of William Berry and Nettie (Whatley) Hamilton.
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1951.
Accountant, Hiwassee Constructors, Chattanooga, 1952;
certified public accountant, O.E. Johnson & Associations, Chattanooga, 1952-1954;
controller, general manager, Special Products Company, Inc., Chattanooga, 1954-1959;
vice president, controller, Ryder Truck Lines, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, 1959-1965;
vice president finance, Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company, 1965-1967;
vice president, controller-treasurer, Sea-Land Service Inc., Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1967-1969;
executive vice president administration, director, Sea-Land Service Inc., 1969-1975;
vice president, treasurer, assistant secretary, McLean Industries, Inc., Elizabeth, 1968-1974;
president, Monterey Transportation Company, Inc. (subsidiary Richard Joshua Reynolds Industries, Inc.), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1975-1977;
president, director, Security-First Corporation, Jacksonville, Florida, 1977-1982;
Chairman of the Board, president, St. John's Marine Finance Company Inc., since 1979;
chairman, chief Executive officer, Port of Monmouth Development Corporation, 1983-1987;
director, member Executive Committee, Josip Juraj Henry Company, Inc., New York City, 1981-1985. Chairman of the Board Henry Laurel Company Inc., 1983-1987.
Director Henry Properties Ltd., Long Island Development Company Ltd. Instructor accounting U. Chattanooga, 1953-1954.
Served with United States Air Force, 1951-1952. Member American Bureau Shipping, Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Institute Certified Public Accountants, Financial Executives Institute, American Trucking Association (national board directors, chairman methods and procedures national accounting since 1959), National Defense Transportation Association, National Association Accountants (named most valuable member Jacksonville 1959-1960, chapter vice president, board directors 1960-1963), Tennessee Society Certified Public Accountants, American Accounting Association, National Officer Management Association, American Management Association, United States Power Squadron, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Propeller Club of the United States, Navy League, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Delta Epsilon.
Married Jean Lucile Patteson, February 1, 1951. Children: Jean Lucile, Ann Elizabeth, William Berry III.