William F. Crawford

Background

Crawford, William F. was born on April 11, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Wilberforce and Mona (Richards) Crawford.

Education

Student, Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, 1925-1929; student, University Chicago, 1929-1931.

Career

Secretary,, Edward Valves, Inc. (formerly Edward Valve & Manufacturing Company, Inc.), East Chicago, Indiana, 1931-1937; vice president, Edward Valves, Inc. (formerly Edward Valve & Manufacturing Company, Inc.), 1937-1941; president, director, Edward Valves, Inc.

(formerly Edward Valve & Manufacturing Company, Inc.), 1941-1963; pres, director, Republic Flow Meters Company, Chicago, 1957-1961; pres, director, Valve Products, Inc., Knox, Indiana, 1950-1963; pres, director, W.E. Bowler Company, Philadelphia, 1954-1963; vice-president, director, Rockwell Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, 1945-1972; chairman finance committee, Rockwell Manufacturing Company, 1963-1973; emeritus director, Rockwell International Corporation, Costa Mesa, California, since 1973. Vice-president, director Chicago Fittings Corporation. Chairman W.F. Crawford & Association, Chicago.

Achievements

• William F. Crawford has been listed as a noteworthy corporate executive, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Crawford Foundation, Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology. Member valve industry advisory committee War Production Board, 1941-1945, 50-52. Member Valve Manufacturers Association (president 1959-1961, 64-65, Silver Gavel award 1972), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Newcomen Society North America, Art Institute Chicago, Field Museum Natural History (Chicago), Delta Upsilon.

Clubs: Union League, Economic, Tavern (Chicago), Duquesne (Pittsburgh), La Jaolla Country (California).

Connections

Married Ruth M. Fellinger, May 4, 1935. Children: Judith Crawford Smith, Susan (deceased), Constance Crawford Dry, Barbara Crawford Boger, William Edwin.

Father:

William Wilberforce Crawford

Mother:

Mona (Richards) Crawford

Spouse:

Ruth M. Fellinger

child:

William Edwin Crawford

child:

Constance Crawford Dry Crawford

child:

Susan Crawford (deceased)

child:

Barbara Crawford Boger Crawford

child:

Judith Crawford Smith Crawford