Charles E. Sisson

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Charles E. Sisson
Charles E. Sisson
Birthdate
1879/10/25
Birthplace
Ida, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Charles Everett Sisson was born in Ida, Ontario, Canada, October 25, 1879. He graduated from the University of Toronto in applied science and engineering in 1905.

Before his graduation, he had spent about one and one-half years in the Test Department of the Canadian General Electric Company, Ltd., and was employed by that company at Peterboro, Ontario, as Junior Designing Engineer from 1905 to 1911, and as Transformer Engineer in charge of transformer design during the following ten years. Since 1921 he has been Transformer Engineer with the same company at the Davenport Works, Toronto, and has been in charge of transformer, electric steam generator, and industrial electrical heating design. He is one of the leading designing engineers in Canada.

Mr. Sisson joined the AIEE in 1919, and was transferred to to the grade of Member in 1928. He was Chairman of the Toronto Section during the administrative year 1927-28.