Background
Stephenson, Joseph Maxwell was born on June 22, 1892 in Rochester, Indiana, United States. Son of Rome Charles and Ella Jane (Maxwell) Stephenson.
Stephenson, Joseph Maxwell was born on June 22, 1892 in Rochester, Indiana, United States. Son of Rome Charles and Ella Jane (Maxwell) Stephenson.
Preparatory education, Winona Academy (Winona Lake, Indiana) and Staunton (Virginia) Military Academy. Student of University of Notre Dame, 1910-1911, Indiana University, 1911-1913.
Assistant cashier International Trust & Savings Bank, Gary, Indiana, 1913-1915, cashier, 1915-1917. Business manager South Bend News-Times, 1917-1920, public, 1920-1932, editor and publisher, 1933-1938. Treasurer Conservative Life Insurance Company of America, 1919-1925, president, 1925-1945.
Retired, August, 1945.
Member Delta Tau Delta. Clubs: Indiana (South Bend).
Married Alice Summers. Children: Jo Ann, Thomas Louis.