Background
Elliston, Herbert Berridge was born on November 15, 1895 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Son of Frederick Thomas and Elizabeth (Berridge Elliston.
Elliston, Herbert Berridge was born on November 15, 1895 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Son of Frederick Thomas and Elizabeth (Berridge Elliston.
Came to the United States, 1921.
1 son, Stephen Foster. Married second. Joanne Shaw, August 9, 1941. 2 sons, Peter Berridge and Michael Shaw.
Began as reporter on Midland Daily Telegraph (Coventry), Portsmouth Evening News, foreign correspondent Manchester Guardian and The New York Herald.
Editorial writer New York Herald, 1922-1923. Economic adviser, Chinese Government, 1925-1927.
Assistant director of research (economist), Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York, 1927-1930. Joined Christian Science Monitor, 1930, financial editor and columnist, 1933-1940.
Now editor Washington Post.
Served as signaller in Royal Horse Artillery, 1915-1918, recommended on the field for commission, discharge as cadet. Member American Economics Association, Council on Foreign Relations, Royal Economic Society. Clubs: Century (New York).
Married Mildred Foster, 1923. Married second.