Background
III, Horace Mann Emerson, was born on January 22, 1914 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Horace Mann Junior and Laura Placida (Clark) E.
III, Horace Mann Emerson, was born on January 22, 1914 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Horace Mann Junior and Laura Placida (Clark) E.
Student public and private schools, Sumter, Columbia, South Carolina.
Clerk, A.C.L. R.R., Wilmington, North Carolina, 1934-1947;
general agent, A.C.L. R.R., Jacksonville, Florida, 1947-1951;
assistant general freight agent, A.C.L. R.R., Wilmington, 1952-1957;
assistant treasurer, A.C.L. R.R., 1957-1958;
treasurer, A.C.L. R.R., Wilmington and Jacksonville, 1958-1961;
assistant vice president traffic, A.C.L. R.R., 1961-1967;
senior assistant vice president traffic, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Jacksonville, 1967-1968;
vice president freight traffic, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, 1968-1973;
senior vice president, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, 1973-1976;
also director, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company
senior vice president traffic, SCL Industries, 1973-1976. Senior vice-president, director Louisville & Nashville R.R. Chief traffic officer Ga.R.R., A. & William Polk R.R., W. Railway of A., Community College & O. R.R., 1973-1976.
Past director Central Railroad Company South Carolina., Columbia, Newberry & Laurens R.R., SeacoastTransp. Company, South Carolina. Pacific Railway Company, retired, 1976.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946, 51-52. Member Association Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioners, National Freight Traffic Association, Florida Traffic Association, New York Traffic Club, Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Order of Stars and Bars, Tennessee Squires. Clubs: Timuquana Country (Jacksonville), River (Jacksonville), Meninak (Jacksonville), Ponte Vedra (Jacksonville), 200 (Jacksonville), St. Johns Dinner.
(Jacksonville).
Married Susan LeRoy Carr, June 1, 1943. Children: Susan Emerson Bancks, Laura Emerson Taylor.