Background
McGrath, William Loughney was born on February 17, 1911 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Augustus Henry and Anna (Barrington) McGrath.
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William Loughney McGrath
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1932.
Career
Assistant manager air conditioning control division, Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, 1934-1939;
air conditioning controls manager, Honeywell, Inc., Philadelphia, 1934-1943;
with, Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, New York, from 1943;
executive vice president, Carrier Air Conditioning Company subsidiary, 1970-1972;
executive assistant to chairman, Carrier Corporation, 1970-1972, from 1975;
president, Caricor Ltd., London, England., 1972-1974. Vice chairman building research advisory board National Academy Sciences-Academy.Engring.-National Research Council, 1968-1971. Chairman Federal Construction Agency, National Research Council, 1969-1971.
Vice president American National Standards Institute, 1967-1968.
Achievements
Membership
Past chairman Collier County (Florida) Planning Commission. Member International Executive Svc. Corps., served in Brazil and Taiwan.
Fellow American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (national president 1966-1967), Institute Heating and Ventilating Engineers (United Kingdom), Chartered Institute Building Services (United Kingdom). Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Delta Phi.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Grobe, September 17, 1934. Children: Patricia (Mistress Charles V. O'Connor), Nancy, Kathleen (Mistress James F. Kelly), William Loughney.
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Nationality
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Religion
Roman Catholic