Background
Herbert, J. Joseph was born on August 26, 1894 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Doctor Leo H. and Eugenia (Fechtdegen) Herbert.
Herbert, J. Joseph was born on August 26, 1894 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Doctor Leo H. and Eugenia (Fechtdegen) Herbert.
Student Lafayette College, 1913. Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan 1915, Bachelor of Laws, 1917.
Admitted to Michigan bar, 1919 and since practiced in Manistique. Member firm Herbert, Wood & Hood. Legal advisor to Governor of Michigan, 1944-1945.
Director Manistique Pulp & Paper Company, Manistique Light & Power Company, West.S. Butterfield Theaters, Incorporated., Butterfield Michigan Theatre Company Director Regent University of Michigan since 1940.
Trustee National Music Camp at Interlochen since 1942. Citation from Michigan Health Council, 1954.
Served with United States Army, France, 1917-1919. Chairman Conference Governing Bds. of State Supported Institutions of Higher Education (Michigan), since 1950. Member American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, American Law Institute, American Academy Political and Social Sciences, American Legion (state commander 1925-1926), Upper Peninsula Development Bureau (president Michigan, 1942-1943.
Clubs: Rotary.
Married Imogene McLeod, April. Children: Catherine (Mistress Ralph Ahlskog), Robin Harcourt, Mary Imogene.