Background
Webster, William Reuben was born on April 30, 1868 in Oyster Bay, New York, United States. Son of William Reuben and Helen C. (Stephenson) Webster.
Webster, William Reuben was born on April 30, 1868 in Oyster Bay, New York, United States. Son of William Reuben and Helen C. (Stephenson) Webster.
Mechanical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1890.
Began as sales engineer, Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Company, 1890. Engineer, Aluminum Brass & Bronze Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1892-1893. Superintendent Bridgeport Copper Company, 1893-1897.
Successively department superintendent, general superintendent, vice president, Bridgeport Brass Company, 1897-1936, director and Chairman of the Board since 1930.
Trustee Bridgeport Peoples Savings Bank. Director Bridgeport-City Trust Company.
Member Board of Education, Bridgeport, 1913-1922. Fellow American Society Mechanics, Engineers, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Society for Testing Materials, Royal Society of Arts, Institute of Metals (Great Britain), Theta Delta Chi, Society Colonial Wars. Clubs: University, Brooklawn Country (Bridgeport).
Married Susan West. Hinckley, October 8, 1892. Children: Eleanor (Mistress Pendleton Marshall), William Reuben.