Background
Laird, Edmund Cody was born on September 3, 1906 in Atlanta. Son of Edmund Cody and Mary Dean (Steward) Laird.
Laird, Edmund Cody was born on September 3, 1906 in Atlanta. Son of Edmund Cody and Mary Dean (Steward) Laird.
Bachelor of Arts, Oglethorpe U., 1928.
Newspaper reporter, aviation editor Atlanta Georgian, 1928-1933. Advertising manager and officer Life Insurance Company of Georgia since 1934, executive vice president since 1952, also director. President Southeastern Air Service, Inc., 1940-1945.
Director Georgia Distbrs., Inc. State chairman American Heart Association, 1951, director Georgia Heart Association. Director Atlantic Symphony Guild, Inc.
Chairman aeronautics advisory board, Georgia, 1944-1946.
Member Life Insurance Advertisers Association, Kappa Alpha (trustee, secretary, treasurer scholarship fund). Clubs: Piedmont Driving, Capital City (Atlanta).
Married Dorothy Dobbs, July 26, 1930. Children: Dorothy, Cody, Nancy.