OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Robert Patterson Lamont
BORN:
December 1, 1867;
Detroit Michigan
DIED:
February 19, 1948;
New York, NY
EDUCATION:
University of Michigan (BS- Civil Engineering, 1891)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican
HIGHLIGHTS:
1891:
Engineer, Chicago Columbian Exposition
1892-1897:
Secretary and Engineer, Schailer & Shinglau Contractors
1897:
Became First Vice President, Simplex Railway Appliance Company;
1905-1912:
First Vice President, American Steel Foundries Corporation
1912-1929:
President, American Steel Foundries Corporation;
Served in Army During World War I;
Chief, Procurement Division of Army Ordnance Department in Washington, DC;
Retired from Army (1919)
1929-1932:
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
1932:
President, American Iron & Steel Institute
BIOGRAPHIES:
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia
OBITUARY:
New York Times
PORTRAIT:
