William Raymond Bell

Background

Bell, William Raymond was born on September 10, 1892 in Concord, North Carolina, United States. Son of William L. and Maggie J. (Leslie) Bell.

Education

AB summa cum laude, Trinity College (now Duke University), 1911.

Career

Manager export department, various other positions, Cannon Mills, Inc., 1911-1917; manager sheets and pillowcase department, Cannon Mills, Inc., 1922-1929; executive vice president, Cotton Textile Institute, New York, 1929-1932; secretary, Association Cotton Textile Merchants., New York, 1932-1934; president, Association Cotton Textile Merchants., New York, from 1934. Member Cotton Textile Industry Code Authority, 1934-1935. Member General Arbitration Council Textile Industry, from 1936, chairman, from 1949.

Chief textile division National Defense Advisory Commission, 1940, textile division Office Procurement Management, 1941.

Membership

With New York National Guard, 1916, captain infantry, United States Army, 1917-1918. Member American Trade Association Executives, Trade Association Executives of New York (vice president 1948), Merchants Club, Town of Scarsdale Club, Scarsdale Golf Club, New York Southern Society (executive committee 1947-1948), North Carolina Society (New York ).

Connections

Married Beatrice M. Cast, September 7, 1921. Children: Jean Bell Andrews, Sallie Bell Potter, Leslie Cast (deceased).

Father:

William L. Bell

Mother:

Maggie J. (Leslie) Bell

Spouse:

Beatrice M. Cast

child:

Jean Bell Andrews Bell

child:

Leslie Cast Bell (deceased)

child:

Sallie Bell Potter Bell