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Who's Who?

This is an alphabetical listing of individuals who were part of the history of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company.

Individual Date Title Comment
Backus, Standish 1875-1943  President of Burroughs Adding Machine Company from 1920-1943. Son-in-law of J. Boyer
Barney, Charles E.  1891  Second President of the American Arithmometer Company  
Blumenthal, Michael  1985  Chairman & CEO at the time of the merger with Sperry Corporation.  
Boyer, Joseph E.  1848 - 1930 President and Chairman of the American Arithmometer Company starting in 1902. Financed W. S. Burroughs
Burroughs, William Seward 1857-1898   Inventory and co-founder of the American Arithmometer Company  
Coleman, John Strider  1897 - 1958  President in 1948 Joined as salesman in 1920
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.  
Lauver, A.J.    1910 Detroit factory Manager  
MacDonald, Ray W.  1935-1977+  President and later Chairman from 1966 -1977    
Metcalfe, Thomas  1886   The first President of the American Arithmometer Company  
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  
Scruggs, R.M.  1886  The first Treasurer of the American Arithmometer Company.  
Stern, Paul G. 1985   President and Chief Operating officer  
Wyeth, J.H.   1893 Third President of the American Arithmometer Company