Background
Benson, Barry T. was born on November 28, 1894 in Fannin County, Texas, United States. Son of Nesbit and Cornelia (Johnston) Benson.
Benson, Barry T. was born on November 28, 1894 in Fannin County, Texas, United States. Son of Nesbit and Cornelia (Johnston) Benson.
Student, Wall Training School, Honey Grove, Texas, 1910-1911; student, Spear Junior College, 1912-1913; student, Young Men’s Christian Association School Commerce, 1924-1927.
Employee, telephone & electric companies, 1911-1917;
then salesman, sales manager, motor car companies
engineer electric & committee companies, 1919-1934;
engineering expert, Federal Communication Commission, 1935-1937;
assistant trade commissioner, Bureau Foreign & Domestic Commerce, 1937;
assistant trade commissioner, Bureau Foreign & Domestic Commerce, Calcutta, 1937;
trade commissioner, 1938;
consul, foreign service officer, consultant secretary, Diplomatic Svc., 1939;
consul, 2d secretary, Bogota, 1941;
acting commercial attache, 1943. Various other diplomatic positions to 1948. Liaison officer between American Embassy and Economics Common for Asia and Far East, United Nations.
Charge d'affaires, 1948. Member United States delegation to committee of whole of Far East communications of United Nations, 1949. Delegate, advisory United Nations Economics Common for Asia and Far East, Singapore, 1949.
Commercial attache, 1st secretary United States Embassy, London, 1950. 1st secretary American Embassy, Mexico, 1951-1952. Foreign trade consultant.
With United States Navy, 1917-1919. Member Veterans of Foreign Wars, Masons, Elks. M C.
Married Juanita Plant, May 19, 1919. Married Grace Turner Homsher, May 10, 1947.