page_title: Guy Tripp
hierarchical_section_title: Guy Tripp
caption_attribution_description: English: Guy Tripp (American business executive)
context_page_description: Guy Tripp was an American business executive and an officer in the United States Army. A longtime manager and executive for several companies, he served as chairman of the of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation board of directors from 1912 until his death. Tripp was also a director of more than 20 other companies, including several Westinghouse subsidiaries.
  In 1917, Tripp's expertise in business and manufacturing led to his appointment as a major in the United States Army. Assigned as an assistant to the Army's Chief of Ordnance, he was promoted to brigadier general in 1918. At the end of the war, Tripp received the Army Distinguished Service Medal in recognition of his efforts to convert America's production capacity to wartime materiel.
  Tripp died in New York City following complications after intestinal surgery. He was buried at Old Tennent Churchyard in Tennent, New Jersey.
context_section_description: Guy Tripp (April 22, 1865 - June 14, 1927) was an American business executive and an officer in the United States Army. A longtime manager and executive for several companies, he served as chairman of the of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation board of directors from 1912 until his death. Tripp was also a director of more than 20 other companies, including several Westinghouse subsidiaries.
  In 1917, Tripp's expertise in business and manufacturing led to his appointment as a major in the United States Army. Assigned as an assistant to the Army's Chief of Ordnance, he was promoted to brigadier general in 1918. At the end of the war, Tripp received the Army Distinguished Service Medal in recognition of his efforts to convert America's production capacity to wartime materiel.
  Tripp died in New York City following complications after intestinal surgery. He was buried at Old Tennent Churchyard in Tennent, New Jersey.
caption: From Volume 5 (1914) of Biographical History of Massachusetts
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