H. C. Edgar
Herbert Clarence Edgar Sr., also known as H.C. Edgar, was an American international sales executive who served as director of the Radio Corporation of America’s (RCA) International Division from 1949 to 1969.
In 1949, he made RCA’s first sale to Cuba, supplying three radio broadcast transmitters. Around the same time, he led the development and construction of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline’s radio communications network.
In 1954, he established and led the division’s export and marketing departments, followed by its overseas procurement department in 1956. In 1958, he led the restructuring of the division’s distribution and sales departments. He continued to lead the division until his retirement in 1969.
Life
Born into a working-class family, Edgar graduated from high school in 1918 but could not afford a college education.
After working various jobs, he began working on the assembly line at an RCA Victor manufacturing plant in Syracuse in 1924. During the Great Depression, he helped support his parents and siblings. He received several promotions throughout his career, eventually becoming a district manager before being appointed a director in 1949.
In 1934, H. C. Edgar had his only son, Herbert Clarence Edgar Jr.
Edgar died of old age in 1988.
