Background
PERSONS, John Cecil was born on May 9, 1888 in Atlanta, Georgia. Son of William Matthew and Alice Virginia (Longshore) Persons.
inventor lieutenant-colonel guard
PERSONS, John Cecil was born on May 9, 1888 in Atlanta, Georgia. Son of William Matthew and Alice Virginia (Longshore) Persons.
Bachelor of Laws, University Alabama, 1910, Doctor of Laws, 1952.
1913, Columbus, Mississippi City Attorney, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1916. Vicepres., First National. Bank of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1922.
Elected president, Traders Nalt. Bank of Birmingham, 1927. Elected president, American-Traders National.
Bank of Birmingham, since 1928. Captain Infantry, 4 Division, 1917, Major Infantry. 7 Division, United States Army, 1918-1919.
Lieutenant Colonel, Government's Staff, Alabama, 1923-1927. Lieutenant Colonel. Infantry, Alabama National Guard, G. 3, 31 National Guard Division, since 1923. Lieutenant Colonel Infantry, Reserve corpus, United States army.
Awarded Distinguished Service Cross bv United States Government, for gallantry in action, Vesle River, 1918.
Served to major, infantry United States Army, 1917-1918. Member National Guard, 1918-1940. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Scabbard and Blade, Phi Kappa Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Mason.; Clubs: Birmingham Country, Mountain Brook Country, Downtown.
Spouse Elonia Dudley Hutchinson, June 12.