Background
Garesche, Claude Francis was born on August 21, 1890 in Saint Louis. Son of Edmond A. B. and Emma (Jennings) Garesche.
Garesche, Claude Francis was born on August 21, 1890 in Saint Louis. Son of Edmond A. B. and Emma (Jennings) Garesche.
Educational public schools.
Thomas K. Purchasing agent and traffic manager Picher Lead Company, Joplin, Missouri, 1912-1916, assistant general manager, Newark, 1916-1921. With National Lead Company. New York City, since 1921, assistant production manager, 1921-1933, vice-president and director Titanium Pigment Company, 1933-1937, president and director, 1937-1948, manager Titanium division (National Lead), 1937-1946, general manager, 1946-1949, vice president in charge, 1946-1949, director and member Executive Committee, National Lead Company, 1939-1949, chairman research control committee, 1949-1950, consultant since 1950.
Vice-president, director Titan Company, Incorporated., 1937-1950.
Director Britain Titan Products Company, Incorporated., England, 1937-1948, Titan Company a/s Norway, Canadian Titanium Pigments, Limited., Montreal, Canada, 1937-1948. Director, vice president Van Zandt Realty Company.
New York City.
Served as Second lieutenant, aviation pilot, Signal Corps, 1917-1919.
Married Wesley Knapp, January 26, 1923. Children: Claudia F. (Mistress Richard L. Neale), Edmond L. (killed in action, Germany, 1945), Mary Patricia (deceased 1949), Thomas K. Purchasing agent.