Background
Robinson, William Cary was born on December 24, 1910 in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. Son of Junius Cary and Marion Lois (Lucas) Robinson.
Robinson, William Cary was born on December 24, 1910 in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. Son of Junius Cary and Marion Lois (Lucas) Robinson.
Bachelor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1932. Postgraduate, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1937—1941. Bachelor of Science in Education, Bowling Green State University, 1937.
Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1941.
Teacher Public Schools, Ohio, 1937—1942. Radar instructor United States Air Force Technology School, Boca Raton, Florida, 1942—1944, chief instructor, chief training research & development, 1944—1947. Training supervisor Air Force Radar Technology School, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1947—1949.
Technical representative Department Defense, Various Military & Civilian Organizations, Washington, 1949—1971. Staff supervisory aircraft electronics research & development engineer United States Air Force Headquarters, 1949—1957, United States Army Signal Corps. Headquarters, 1957—1962, United States Army Material Command Headquarters, 1962—1971, Charter Department Army, 1959—1970.
Chair Joint Army, Navy Aircraft Instrumentation Research Program, 1960—1961. Founder, president Buckingham County Friends Library., since 1976. Executive director Buckingham County Library.
& Community Center, since 1985. Elected member state governing board Common Cause Virginia, since 1986. Member United States Civil Service Board Examiners Electronic Engineer & Related Fields, 1956—1958.
Delaware Ams.Dem. Action, Washington, since 1972. Founder Friends World College, Long Island, New York, 1964. President Community Health Center, Buckingham County, 1979—1980, Buckingham County Industrial Development Corporation, 1979—1981, vice president, since 1981.
Candidate Board Supervisors, Buckingham County, Virginia, 1979. Board directors Virginia Action, Richmond, 1982—1985. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mensa Ltd., Federation American Scientists, Ruritan (vice president 1974, president 1975, director 1976-1980, Buckingham County Citizenship award 1978), Sigma Tau Delta.
Married Thelma Marguerite Pheanis, August 1, 1940. Children: Penn Robinson Ansorg, Quinn Cary.