Charles Francis Adams IV

Charles Francis Adams IV (* 2. May 1910 in Boston , Massachusetts , † 5. January 1999 ) was an American business leaders and entrepreneurs , as well as president of the defense and electronics group's Raytheon .

Life

Adams came from the traditional Adams family . His great, great, grandfather was John Adams , the second president of the United States , and his great, great, great grandfather, John Quincy Adams, was the sixth holder of that office. He was also the great great great grandson of Benjamin Williams Crowninshield , the Secretary of the Navy under President Madison and Monroe , the great-grandson of Congressman Charles Francis Adams senior and the grandson of General Charles Francis Adams junior . His father Charles Francis Adams III was Secretary of the Navy in President Herbert Hoover's cabinet .

He himself began studying at Harvard University after attending St. Mark's School in Southborough , which he graduated in 1932. He then completed postgraduate studies at Harvard Business School . After completing his studies, he worked in the private sector and was initially a partner in the securities broker Paine Webber from 1937 to 1948 and also a member of the Board of Directors of Raytheon from 1938 to 1942 . During the Second World War he did his military service in the US Naval Reserve between 1942 and 1945 .

After leaving Paine Webber, he became President of Raytheon for the first time in 1948 and held this office again from 1962 to 1964, having previously served as chairman of the company between 1960 and 1962. Most recently, Adams was again President of Raytheon from 1964 to 1972. During this time in 1948 the first commercial transistor , the CK703 point contact transistor, was presented .

In addition to his work at Raytheon, Adams also served intermittently on the board of directors of The Gillette Company , Liberty Mutual , the Sheraton hotel chain and Pan American World Airways . He was also a member ( Fellow ) of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Pilgrims Society since 1959 .

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