Samuel D. Wonders (1890–1980) was an American

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and ink manufacturer who served as president of the Carter's Ink Company, in

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from 1949 to 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

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, the son of James Crewe Wonders and Nancybelle (Spellman) Wonders. He attended the

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and received a Bachelor of Science in 1913.

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

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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

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and served until 1955.

Later career

Starting in 1955, he worked as a consulting industrial engineer. He became a trustee of

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in Cambridge in 1955 and was elected chairman of the board in 1963 and was acting president of the college from 1959 to 1960.

Personal life

On October 20, 1920, Wonders married Dixie Ward Braley. After he joined Carter's Ink in 1929, they lived in

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. They later moved to

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Death

Samuel D. Wonders died in October 1920 in

References

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