- Samuel D. Wonders
Samuel D. Wonders (1890-1980), consulting engineer and ink manufacturer, was president of the
Carter's Ink Company , in Cambridge,Massachusetts , from 1949-1955. ["Who Was Who in America," Vol. IX (1985-1989) Wilmette: Marquis Who's Who MacMillan Directory Division, p.386.]Early Life and Education
Samuel Driscoll Wonders was born on July 30, 1890, in
Bellefontaine, Ohio , the son of James Crewe Wonders and Nancybelle (Spellman) Wonders, his wife. He attended theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison , and received a B.S. in 1913Early career
From 1913-1929, Samuel D. Wonders worked as an industrial engineer for various companies in Ohio and Massachusetts, the best known of which was
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company .Career with Carter's Ink
Samuel D. Wonders went to work for Carter's Ink in 1929 as an industrial engineer and was elected to the board and became general manager in 1935. He was elected president in 1949 after the death of president
Richard B. Carter and served until 1955.Later career
From 1955 on he worked as a consulting industrial engineer. He became a trustee of
Lesley College in Cambridge in 1955 and was elected chairman of the board in 1963 and was acting president of the college from 1959-1960.Marriage
On October 20, 1920, Samuel D. Wonders married Dixie Ward Braley. After he came to Carter's Ink in 1929, they lived in Watertown. They later moved to
Peterborough, New Hampshire Death
Samuel D. Wonders died October, 1980, a resident of
Peterborough, New Hampshire . Dixie Wonders died March 3, 1993, also a resident of Peterborough.References
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