Harland C. Forbes
President and chairman of Con Edison
About Harland C. Forbes
Lived 1898 – 1990 (aged 91–92).
Harland C. Forbes (1898–1990) was the board chairman for Con Edison of New York, United States. Forbes worked at Con Edison for 41 years. In 1924, he started at the company as an assistant to the chief electrical engineer. At the time, the company was still named New York Edison Company. In 1932, he became systems engineer. After World War II, Mr. Forbes directed a $530 million expansion program in which the company created new power plants and improved existing ones.
He was named president in 1955 and chairman in 1957. He retired in December 1965. and Howard Forbes.
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Who was Harland C. Forbes?
President and chairman of Con Edison
When was Harland C. Forbes born?
Harland C. Forbes was born in 1898.
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Harland C. Forbes died in 1990.
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