Elon Jessup

Background

Jessup, Elon was born on December 11, 1885 in New York City. Son of John Colgate and Carrie (Huntington) Jessup.

Education

Student of University of Rochester, New York, 1903-1905. Forestry course Utah Agricultural College, Logan, Utah, 1907-1908.

Career

With United States Forest Service, in Utah, 1908. Member Committee of Mercy Relief Expedition, and newspaper correspondent, Serbia, 1915. Correspondent Ford Peace Expedition, 1915-1916.

Assistant editor “Adventure,” 1916-1917.

Associate editor “Outing,” 1917-1921. Free lance writer

Achievements

• Elon Jessup has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: Town Hall, Dutch Treat (New York).

Connections

Married Mary Alden Hopkins, of Brookfield, Connecticut, April.

Father:

John Colgate Jessup

Mother:

Carrie (Huntington) Jessup

Spouse:

Mary Alden Hopkins