Samuel D. Wonders

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 the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and received a B.S. in 1913

Early 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.

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