Background
Onken, William Henry was born on January 16, 1876 in Brooklyn. Son of Captain William Henry and Elizabeth (Gepfert) Onken.
Onken, William Henry was born on January 16, 1876 in Brooklyn. Son of Captain William Henry and Elizabeth (Gepfert) Onken.
Bachelor of Science, Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, 1900.
With New York Evening Post, 1890-1894. Editor Brooklyn Observer, 1897-1899. Editor-in-chief The Polytechnic, 1899.
Associate editor American Electrician, 1900-1906.
Managing editor Electrical World, 1906-1916, editor, 1916-1929. Vice president National Association of Owners of Railroad and Public Utility Securities, Incorporated., 1930-1932.
President American Security Owners Association, since 1932.
Member International Jury Awards, Panama Exposition, 1915 (chairman electrical group department machinery). Member American Institute Electrical Engineers.; Club: Engineers.
President Polytechnic Alumni Association, 1919.
Married Lillian Charlotte Dawe, of Swansea, Wales, January 27, 1904. Children: Lillian Catherine, William Henry, Evelyn, George.