Spencer, Edson W.
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Edson W. Spencer was born in Illinois in 1926, and was educated at Williams College and at Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He worked for Sears Roebuck before joining Honeywell, Inc. in 1954. He became president and CEO of Honeywell in 1974 until his retirement in 1987. He was elected a trustee of the Ford Foundation in 1977, and served as the Foundation’s chairman from 1988-1992.
From the guide to the Oral history interview with Edson W. Spencer., 2009., (Minnesota Historical Society)
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Subjects:
- Computer industry
- Computer industry
- Consolidation and merger of corporations
- Consolidation and merger of corporations
- International business enterprises
- International business enterprises. United States. History
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- United States (as recorded)
