Background
Downs, William Findlay was born on July 11, 1887 in Dover, Delaware, United States. Son of Presley Spruance and Elizabeth (Brown) Downs.
Downs, William Findlay was born on July 11, 1887 in Dover, Delaware, United States. Son of Presley Spruance and Elizabeth (Brown) Downs.
Student Mercersburg (Pennsylvania) Academy, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts Institute Technology.
Rose Moseley), Marjory Litchfield (Mistress Arthur Boynton Glidden II), Nancy Irwin Shunk (Mistress Lowry Chew Stevenson). Married second, Felicie Howell Mixter, January 8, 1955. Began as forestry surveyor with United States Engineering Survey Corps, 1909, in charge of crops, 1909-1910.
Cadet engineer, United Gas Improvement Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1910-1912.
Assistant engineer, J. G. White Engineering Corporation, 1912-1914. Valuation engineer, New York Telephone Сompany, 1914-1915.
Assistant engineer, Public Service Commission, Pennsylvania, 1915-1918. Report engineer, Day & Zimmerman, Incorporated., Philadelphia, 1919-1921, vice president, 1927-1929.
Director, 1921— president, 1929-1955, Chairman of the Board, since 1955.
Member Franklin Institute, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Racquet, Cruising, Corinthian Yacht.
Married Minnie Litchfield, May 28, 1913 (deceased). Married second, Felicie Howell Mixter, January 8, 1955. Children: Anna Elizabeth (Mistress William