Background
Watson, John Jordan Crittenden was born on February 18, 1878 in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States. Son of Rear Admiral John Crittenden (United States Navy) and Elizabeth Anderson (Thornton) W.
Watson, John Jordan Crittenden was born on February 18, 1878 in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States. Son of Rear Admiral John Crittenden (United States Navy) and Elizabeth Anderson (Thornton) W.
Education high school. Student law Department, University of Pennsylvania, 1 year. Bachelor of Laws, Centre College, Kentucky, 1899.
Practiced law at Louisville, Kentucky, 1899-1907. Insurance solicitor, 1907-1909. With Cumberland Telephone Сompany, 1909-1912.
Real estate business, 1912-1913. Appointed consul at Roubaix, France, April 24, 1914. St. Pierre de Miquelon, France, 1915-1916, Yarmouth, Nova Scoti, 1916-1920, Barbados, British West Indies California California, 1920-1926.
Swansea, Wales, 1926-1929, Dundee, Scotland, January 1, since 1929.
Member: Beta Theta Pi. Sons of the American Revolution. Masons. Clubs: Eastern, Rotary (Dundee, Scotland), Panmure Golf (Barry, Scotland).
Married Mary Gertrude Seeley, October 3, 1917. Children: John Crittenden, Joan Archibald.