Edward Converse Wilson

Background

Wilson, Edward Converse was born on January 1, 1928 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Converse and Jean (McLean) Wilson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1949.

Career

Brokerage trainee, Estabrook & Company, Boston, 1951; Midwest Stock Exchange clerk, Paul H. Davis & Company, Chicago, 1951-1952; member, Chicago Board Trade, 1952-1978; director, Chicago Board Trade, 1966-1967; chairman, Chicago Board Trade, 1970-1971; partner, Nolan & Wilson Company (specialists on Midwest Stock Exchange), 1965-1972; senior partner, Wilson Production Company, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1972-1974. Director Rutledge Associates, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1965-1974, Paul H. Robinson Inc., Chicago, 1972-1981.

Achievements

• Edward Converse Wilson has been listed as a noteworthy Oil and natural gas production company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member development committee Chicago chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1970. Mem.vis. commission on university resources Harvard, 1971-1974, 76-81. Board of directors Franklin Boulevard Community Hospital, 1970-1974.

Served with United States Army Air Force, 1946-1947. Member Racquet Club (Chicago.

Connections

Married Patricia Ann Cairns, September 10, 1953. Children— Amy Cairns, Sarah Converse.

Father:

Edward Converse Wilson

Mother:

Jean (McLean) Wilson

Spouse:

Patricia Ann Cairns