Background
Social Research., Edmund Albert Chester, was born on June 22, 1897 in Louisville. Son of John Fidelis and Margaret (Hennessy) C.
Social Research., Edmund Albert Chester, was born on June 22, 1897 in Louisville. Son of John Fidelis and Margaret (Hennessy) C.
Educational public schools Louisville.
Assistant auditor International Shipbldg. Company, Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1920. Accountant for the Chickashaw Shipbldg.
Company, Mobile, Alabama, 1921-1922.
City editor Mobile Register, 1923. Executive secretary, national commander American Legion, 1923.
Executive secretary, McAdoo for President Campaign, 1924. National field secretary, American Legion, 1925.
Executive secretary Chamber of Commerce, Palatka, Florida, 1926-1928.
Reporter Courier-Journal, Louisville, 1929. Editor Associate Press Louisville Bureau, 1930-1931, Latin-American editor, New York City, 1931-1932, bureau chief, Havana, Cuba, 1933-1935, chief Latin-American department, 1936-1940. Director short wave broadcasting and Latin-American relations C.B.S., New York City, 1940-1948, director C.B.S.-television News Special Events, 1949, director C.B.S. News (radio and television), 1949-1951.
Director of news and public affairs C.B.S. radio network, 1951-1952.
Adviser to Cuban Government, 1952-1959. Citrus fruit grower, Mount Dora, Florida, 1959-1973.
Member War Communications Board, 1943-1944. Served as 1st sergeant, 63d Field Artillery, United States Army, American Expeditionary Force, 1916-1919. Member Sociedad Colombista Pan American, American Legion, Americas Foundation, Sigma Delta Chirurgical
Club: American.
Married Enna Rogers Moreno, September 17, 1940. Children: Patricia, Cynthia, Edmund A., Carolyn.