Background
Smith, Alson Jesse was born on August 12, 1908 in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Gifford Alson and Josephine Louise (Hull) Smith.
Smith, Alson Jesse was born on August 12, 1908 in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Gifford Alson and Josephine Louise (Hull) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Dickinson College, 1930. Bachelor of Divinity, Garrett Biblical Institute, 1933. Student Yale Graduate School, 1936-1937.
Ordained to ministry, Methodist Church, 1934. Minister Philipsburg, Montana, 1933-1935, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1935-1940, Bayport, Long Island, 1941-1945, Brooklyn 1945-1947, Stamford, Connecticut, 1947-1950. Executive director Temperance and Tolerance Association, 1950-1951.
Lecturer Columbia Lecture Bureau, 1950-1951.
Member.
Married Florence McLeod, March 20, 1932. Children: Stephen Hull, Philip Alson.