Gifford, Walter

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Name
Gifford, Walter Gender: M
born on 10 January 1885 at 05:30 (= 05:30 AM )
Place Salem, USA, 42n31, 70w54
Timezone EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source
From memory
Rodden Rating A
Collector: Rodden
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_capcol.18.gif 20°25' s_mo.18.gif s_scocol.18.gif 15°59 Asc.s_sagcol.18.gif 23°58'



Biography

American entrepreneur, he was the President of AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph) from 1925 to 1948, overseeing its early growth years. On January 7, 1927, under his leadership, the first public transatlantic telephone call was made to London. He was the US Ambassador to Great Britain from 1950-1953. He died in May 1966 in New York, NY, age 81.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Source Notes

AFA Bulletin "as given to M. Pontin years ago."

Categories

  • Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur