Charles Murray (1908-1994); Initiated: 1965; Trade: Plumbing. A native of Kinghorn, Scotland, who came to the United States in 1925. In 1941, Mr. Murray worked as a Civil Servant in the Panama Canal Zone. Graduate, Mechanics Institute (1948), earning the George E. Hoe Award for outstanding performance. Instructor in the plumbing program, Mechanics Institute (1949-1974). He also studied at George Washington University. In the mid-1970’s Charles Murray was employed as a mechanical project manager for the World Trade Center. He additionally served the General Society for many years as an officer and committee member, most notably as Treasurer (1976-1987). Other memberships included the Knights of Columbus and the Plumber’s Local Union #2.
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Digitized by the Metropolitan New York Library Council as part of the Culture In Transit project, funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Item number 161
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1 portrait mounted and framed in glass ; 39cm x 33cm
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General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, Industry and Culture Collection