Background
Corson, Philip Langdon was born on October 31, 1898 in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Harris and Katherine I. (Langdon) Corson.
Corson, Philip Langdon was born on October 31, 1898 in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Harris and Katherine I. (Langdon) Corson.
Student, Haverford College, 1915-1919; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Ursinus College, 1959.
Lime manufacturer, G. & W.H. Corson Inc., Plymouth Meeting, from 1919; plant manager, G. & W.H. Corson Inc., Plymouth Meeting, 1923-1928; vice president, member board, G. & W.H. Corson Inc., Plymouth Meeting, 1928-1939; president, G. & W.H. Corson Inc., Plymouth Meeting, 1933-1953; chairman, G. & W.H. Corson Inc., Plymouth Meeting, from 1953. Director Baldwin-Ehret Hill Company, Hughes-Foulkrod Company, S.D.M.&R. Associations, Taylor Corporation, Williams & Marcus Company, Franklin Printing Company, Foote Mineral Company.
President Tri-County Mental Health Clinics, Inc., Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1949-1957. Member board Norristown Eastern State Hospital, 1942-1946, president of the board 1946-1956. Board of trustees Germantown Academy.
Trustee, member Executive Committee Ursinus College Served as private United States Army, 1918. Member Merion Cricket, Sunnybrook Golf, Mid-Ocean Club, Racquet Club, Pinehurst Country Club, Plymouth Country Club.
Married Helen Thomas Payson, January 30, 1930.