Background
Wilson, Harry B. was born on May 17, 1917 in St. Louis. Son of H. Burgoyne and Margaret (Drew) Wilson.
public relations company executive
Wilson, Harry B. was born on May 17, 1917 in St. Louis. Son of H. Burgoyne and Margaret (Drew) Wilson.
Bachelor of Philosophy, St. Saint Louis University, 1938.
Managing editor, Sedalia (Missouri) Capital, 1939-1940; reporter, Kansas City Star also state capital bureau chief, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1940-1942; political writer, columnist, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1946-1952; correspondent, Business Week magazine, 1948-1952; with, Fleishman-Hillard Inc., St. Louis, 1953; senior partner, Fleishman-Hillard Inc., 1964-1970; president, Fleishman-Hillard Inc., 1970-1974; Chairman of the Board, Fleishman-Hillard Inc., 1974-1988; senior partner, Fleishman-Hillard Inc., 1989-1992.
Board of directors St. Louis Family Support Network, Friends of the New Cathedral. With United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. M C.
Married Helen Cain, July 27, 1940 (deceased October 1983). Children: Margaret Wilson Pennington, Harry B., Andrew B., Daniel B., Josephine Wilson Havlak, Julie Wilson Sakellariadis, Ellen Wilson Shumway. Married Mary Virginia Peisch, April 7, 1984.
