Background
Hart,, William James was born on June 20, 1923 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William James Senior and Elizabeth Margaret (McDonnell) Hart.
food processing company executive
Hart,, William James was born on June 20, 1923 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William James Senior and Elizabeth Margaret (McDonnell) Hart.
Bachelor of Science, University Massachusetts, 1944. Master of Science, University Massachusetts, 1947.
Director research, quality control Pan-Am Foods, Brownsville, Texas, 1947-1948. Associate horticulturist Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1948-1949. Chief food technologist Dulany Foods, Fruitland, Maryland, 1949-1963, vice president research, 1963-1967, IBEC Foods, New York City, 1967-1971.
Director research American Home Foods Corporation subsidiary American Home Products, 1971-1973, vice president research and development, 1973-1985. Senior technical vice president American Home Food Products Inc. subsidiary American Home Products corporation, 1985-1987. Consultant; board directors National Food Laboratory, Inc., Washington.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations, PTO. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Food Technologists.
Married Lina Elda Filios, November 25, 1945 (deceased December 1975). Children: Elizabeth, Katherine, William J. III, Margaret, Mary Ellen. Married Barbara Cameron Bennet, August 4, 1979.
Stepchildren: Priscilla, Pamela.