Background
Edson, Howard Austin was born on August 14, 1875 in Randolph, Vermont, United States. Son of Franklin Howard and May Eunice (Bell) Edson.
Chief Examiner TJS Civil Service Commission
Edson, Howard Austin was born on August 14, 1875 in Randolph, Vermont, United States. Son of Franklin Howard and May Eunice (Bell) Edson.
Graduate Vermont State Normal School, 1892. Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Vermont, 1906. Master of Science in Biology, 1910.
Doctor of Philisophy, University of Wisconsin, 1913.
Assistant botanist and instructor bacteriology, University of Vermont and Vermont Agriculture Experiment Station, 1906-1909. Bacteriologist and assistant professor bacteriology, same, 1909-1910. Plant pathologist United States Department of Agriculture, 1910-1927, senior pathologist in charge cotton, truck, and forage crop disease investigations, 1924-1927.
Chief examiner of the United States Civil Service Commission, 1927-1933, and principal examiner same, 1933-1934. Principal pathologist in charge mycology and plant disease survey, unites states department of Agriculture, 1934-1945. Retired, 1945. Made plant disease survey of Philippines, 1916, and study of sugar beet and Irish potato diseases in Europe, 1914.
Service for Joint Congressional Commission on Reclassification of Salaries, 1919-1920, on staff of Personnel Classification Board, 1923-1924.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Phytopathol. Society (treasurer and business manager Phytopathology, 1935-1943).
Botanical Society, America Botanical Society, Washington, Washington Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta. Clubs: Cosmos, Federal (president 1932).
Married Lillian Sarah Buck, June 21, 1906. Children: Thelma Cecilia (deceased), Ralph Howard, Margaret May.