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Born: 1/29/1894, Died: 12/1974

Son of architect John Whiting Cornell. Attended Germantown Academy before completing a B. S. Arch. in 1916 at the University of Pennsylvania. By 1934, he was president of J. S. Cornell & Son, Inc., Builders.

Cornell joined the Carpenters Company of Philadelphia in 1929.

Written by Emily T. Cooperman, and Sandra L. Tatman.

Clubs and Membership Organizations

  • T-Square Club
  • Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia

School Affiliations

  • University of Pennsylvania

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