Who's Who?
This is an alphabetical listing of individuals who were part of the history of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company.
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Individual Date Title Comment
Backus, Standish 1875-1943 President of Burroughs Adding Machine Company from 1920-1943. Son-in-law of J. Boyer.
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Barney, Charles E. 1891 Second President of the American Arithmometer Company
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Blumenthal, Michael 1985 Chairman & CEO at the time of the merger with Sperry Corporation.
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Boyer, Joseph E. 1848-1930 President and Chairman of the American Arithmometer Company
starting in 1902. Financed W. S. Burroughs
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Burroughs, William Seward 1857-1898 Inventory and co-founder of the American Arithmometer Company
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Coleman, John Strider 1897-1958 President in 1948. Joined as salesman in 1920
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Doughty, Alfred J. 1889 President of the company. W. S. Burroughs' first assistant
Eppert, Ray R. 1921-1958 President in 1958 and later Chairman of the Board.
Gooch, C.W. 1909 Managing Director for Burroughs Adding Machines, Limited.
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Lauver, A.J. 1910 Detroit factory Manager
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MacDonald, Ray W. 1935-1977 President and later Chairman from 1966 -1977.
Metcalfe, Thomas 1886 The first President of the American Arithmometer Company.
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Metcalfe, W.C. 1886 The first Secretary of the American Arithmometer Company.
Mirabito, Paul S. 1951 President of Burroughs Adding Machine Company in 1978.
Pasinski, Walter J. 1906 Burroughs inventor. Awarded 43 patents and later directed the manufacture of the Norden bombsight during WWII.
Pye, William R. 1886 One of the co-founders of the American Arithmometer Company
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Scruggs, R.M. 1886 The first Treasurer of the American Arithmometer Company.
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Stern, Paul G. 1985 President and Chief Operating officer.
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Wyeth, J.H. 1893 Third President of the American Arithmometer Company