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Thomas Wesley Pangborn

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Thomas Wesley Pangborn

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
20 May 1967 (aged 86)
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Thomas W. Pangborn served his community and the Catholic Church by holding various positions during his lifetime.
Founder and president, Pangborn Corp.
Chairman, Pangborn Foundation.
President, National Founders Association.
Director, National Association of Manufacturers.
President, Washington County Letter League.
Chairman, Western Maryland Selective Service Appeal Board.
Member, Council of the National Founders Association.
Board Member, Maryland State Department of Public Welfare.
Member, Washington County Manpower Commission.
Trustee, St. Mary's Industrial School, Baltimore.
Trustee, The Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore.
Trustee, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.
Trustee, Catholic University of America.
Maryland director, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. of Boston.
Director, Equitable Trust Co., Baltimore.
Director and board chairman, Nicodemus National Bank.
Director, Catholic Review.
Member, Advisory Council for Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame.
Board member, University of Maryland.
Member, Advisory Board of Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Md.
Member, Advisory Board of Mercy Hospital, Baltimore.
Member, Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor's World's Fair Commission.
Member, Commission to study Revenue and Taxes.
Member, Maryland Fuel Emergency Committee during World War II.
Associate member, National Industrial Conference Board.
Pangborn received several honors, including six Papal honors.
Appointed a Knight of Malta by Pope Pius XII in 1949.
Appointed a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre by Pope Pius XII in 1951.
Appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Holy Sepulchre by Pope Pius XII in 1955.
Appointed a Knight of St. Gregory by Pope John XXIII in 1959.
Appointed a Private Chamberlain of Spada e Cappa (Sword and Cape) by Pope John XXIII in 1960.
Named a Papal Count by Pope Paul VI in 1965.
Received Honorary doctoral degrees from Mount St. Mary's College, the University of Notre Dame, Catholic University of America, Loyola College and St. Mary's College in Winona, Minn.
Presented Andrew White Medal from Loyola College, Baltimore.
Presented the Selective Service Medal from Congress for service without compensation from 1940-47.
Named one of 16 outstanding industrialists in United States by Iron Age magazine.


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Note: Tom & Elsa had no children. They are both buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland. Elsa's father is buried along side them.
Thomas W. Pangborn served his community and the Catholic Church by holding various positions during his lifetime.
Founder and president, Pangborn Corp.
Chairman, Pangborn Foundation.
President, National Founders Association.
Director, National Association of Manufacturers.
President, Washington County Letter League.
Chairman, Western Maryland Selective Service Appeal Board.
Member, Council of the National Founders Association.
Board Member, Maryland State Department of Public Welfare.
Member, Washington County Manpower Commission.
Trustee, St. Mary's Industrial School, Baltimore.
Trustee, The Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore.
Trustee, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.
Trustee, Catholic University of America.
Maryland director, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. of Boston.
Director, Equitable Trust Co., Baltimore.
Director and board chairman, Nicodemus National Bank.
Director, Catholic Review.
Member, Advisory Council for Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame.
Board member, University of Maryland.
Member, Advisory Board of Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Md.
Member, Advisory Board of Mercy Hospital, Baltimore.
Member, Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor's World's Fair Commission.
Member, Commission to study Revenue and Taxes.
Member, Maryland Fuel Emergency Committee during World War II.
Associate member, National Industrial Conference Board.
Pangborn received several honors, including six Papal honors.
Appointed a Knight of Malta by Pope Pius XII in 1949.
Appointed a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre by Pope Pius XII in 1951.
Appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Holy Sepulchre by Pope Pius XII in 1955.
Appointed a Knight of St. Gregory by Pope John XXIII in 1959.
Appointed a Private Chamberlain of Spada e Cappa (Sword and Cape) by Pope John XXIII in 1960.
Named a Papal Count by Pope Paul VI in 1965.
Received Honorary doctoral degrees from Mount St. Mary's College, the University of Notre Dame, Catholic University of America, Loyola College and St. Mary's College in Winona, Minn.
Presented Andrew White Medal from Loyola College, Baltimore.
Presented the Selective Service Medal from Congress for service without compensation from 1940-47.
Named one of 16 outstanding industrialists in United States by Iron Age magazine.


© 2001 THE HERALD-MAIL COMPANY

Note: Tom & Elsa had no children. They are both buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland. Elsa's father is buried along side them.


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