About Edson W. Spencer
Lived 1926 – 2012 (aged 85–86). Edson W. Spencer was an American engineer and business executive.
Edson White Spencer (June 4, 1926 – March 25, 2012) was an American executive who served as head of Honeywell from 1974 to 1987.
Early life and education Spencer was born in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. His father, William Spencer, was chairman of the North American Car Corporation, and his grandfather, F. Edson White, was president of Armour & Company.
Career Spencer joined Honeywell in 1954 as an aeronautical engineer. He also served on the U.S.-Japan Business Council and the Trilateral Commission. He and his wife, Harriet, co-founded the Yellowstone Park Foundation and contributed to projects within Yellowstone National Park.
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American business executive (1926-2012)
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Edson W. Spencer was born in 1926.
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Edson W. Spencer died in 2012.
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Edson W. Spencer was an engineer and business executive.
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Edson W. Spencer was American.
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