James
Smith
McDonnell
Jr
Born in Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Joseph Hunter McDonnell, William Archibald McDonnell, Susan Belle (McDonnell) Hamilton and Mary Elizabeth McDonnell
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth Finney
— married
30 Jun 1934 [location unknown]
Husband of
Priscilla Graham Brush
— married
1 Apr 1956 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jun 2019
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James Smith McDonnell was an influential American aircraft industrialist and engineer who founded the McDonnell Aircraft Company.
Biography
James McDonnell Jr is Notable.
James was born in 1899. [1] His parents are James Smith McDonnell and Susan Belle Hunter. He graduated from Little Rock High School, Princeton University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He founded McDonnell Aircraft Corporation which later merged to become McDonnell Douglas. He also founded the James S. McDonnell Foundation.
He passed away in 1980. He is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri. [2]
Sources
- ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Ladue, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02148; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 95-58
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #91122277 (accessed 2 October 2022)
James S Mc Donnell, married, Aeronautical Engineer, head of household in Ladue, St Louis, Missouri. Born in Colorado. - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4164/james-s-mcdonnell : accessed 29 January 2022), memorial page for James S. McDonnell Jr. (9 Apr 1899–22 Aug 1980), Find A Grave: Memorial #4164, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave .
See also:
- Wikipedia: James Smith McDonnell
- Wikidata: Item Q1681116, en:Wikipedia
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