Background
Tolson, Hillory Alfred was born on October 24, 1897 in near Laredo, Missouri, United States. Son of James William and Joaquin Miller (Anderson) Tolson.
Tolson, Hillory Alfred was born on October 24, 1897 in near Laredo, Missouri, United States. Son of James William and Joaquin Miller (Anderson) Tolson.
Graduate Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Business College, 1918. Bachelor of Arts, George Washington University, 1924, Master of Arts, 1927. Juris Doctor, National University, 1930, Master of Laws, Master of Patent Law, 1931.
With war plans division War Department, Washington, 1919-1921, Panama Canal, Washington, 1921-1931. Special agent Federal Bureau of Investigation and attorney National Park Service, Department Interior, 1932, assistant director, 1933-1939, regional director region 3, Santa Fe, 1939-1940, chief of operations, 1940-1943, assistant director, 1943-1963, consultant, 1964-1966. Executive director White House History Association, 1966-1978.
Served with United States Marine Corps, World War I. Member International Park Commission, Mexico-United States, and conservation committee Micronesia, Pacific Science Board Admitted to District of Columbia Bar, 1930, Supreme Court of the United States Court bar, 1935. Member American, Federal, District of Columbia Bar associations, Westerners, American Legion, Save-the-Redwoods League, Thornton Society, Interior Department Recreation Association (founder), George Washington University Alumni Association (life), Supreme Court of the United States Court History Association, Sigma Nu, Pi Delta Epsilon.
Mason. Clubs: Cosmos, National Lawyers (Washington).
Married Catharine Ann Hough, May 31, 1926 (divorced). Married Charlotte May Nell, August 2, 1941. Children: Walter J., Robert H.