Background
Foote, Emerson was born on December 13, 1906 in Sheffield, Alabama, United States. Son of James Adonijah and Ruth (Penn) Foote.
advertising corporation executive
Foote, Emerson was born on December 13, 1906 in Sheffield, Alabama, United States. Son of James Adonijah and Ruth (Penn) Foote.
Student public schools. D.Pub. Service, Brigham Young University, 1965.
With building and loan association, automobile distributing company, life insurance company, 1923-1931;
With building and loan association, automobile distributing company, life insurance company, Leon Livingston Advertising Agency, San Francisco, 1931-1935;
With building and loan association, automobile distributing company, life insurance company, Yeomans & Foote, 1935-1936;
With building and loan association, automobile distributing company, life insurance company, J. Stirling Getchell, Inc., New York City, 1936-1938;
with, Lord & Thomas, 1938-1942;
executive vice president, Lord & Thomas, 1942;
co-founder, Foote, Cone & Belding, 1942;
president, Foote, Cone & Belding, 1942-1950;
with, McCann-Erickson, Inc., 1951-1964;
president, McCann-Erickson, Inc., 1960-1963;
Chairman of the Board, McCann-Erickson, Inc., 1962-1964. 1st chairman National Interagy. Council on Smoking and Health, Washington, 1964-1967.
Chairman Campaign to Check Population Explosion, 1967-1969. Director National Liberty Corporation, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1969-1973. Chairman of the Board DeMoss Associates, Inc. subsidiary, 1969-1973.
Member President Johnson's Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke, 1964-1965. Adviser to Government India on Family Planning, 1969. Member United States Senate Panel Consultants on Cancer, 1970-1971, United States Public Health Service Cancer Control Advisory Committee, from 1972.
Honorary director Non-Smokers' Rights Association, Canada, from 1979. Trustee or board directors numerous non-profit organizations including Menninger Foundation, American Cancer Society, AAPC, Inc., others. Board directors Putnam Hospital Center, 1975-1982.
Married Sabina Fromhold, April 18, 1938 (deceased October 1985). Children: Florence Anne, Katherine Penn, James Adair, Jennifer Broughton.