Background
Carson, John was born on November 16, 1889 in at Johnson County, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Mary (Gleason) Carson.
Carson, John was born on November 16, 1889 in at Johnson County, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Mary (Gleason) Carson.
Student public and parochial schools, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1895-1902, Manual Training High School, 1903-1905.
Clerk Van Camp Packing Company, 1905-1910. Reporter and city editor Indianapolis Sun and Indiana Daily Times, 1911-1918. Washington correspondent for Saint Louis Globe Democrat, Saint Louis Republic, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Evening Sun, Scripps-Howard Alliance, 1918-1924.
Secretary Senator James Couzens, 1924-1936.
Was consumers’ counsel National Bituminous Coal Commission. Director research and information Cooperative League of United States of America, Washington.
Commissioner Federal Trade Commission 1949-1953. Writer, Washington Corresponding from 1953.
Clubs: National Press, Columbia Country (Washington).
Married Ardelia Elizabeth Carson, May 3, 1916. Children: Mary Katherine, Elizabeth Jane, Joan.