Background
Vance, Joseph Anderson was born on December 6, 1898 in Baltimore. Son of Joseph Anderson and Mary (Forman) Vance.
Vance, Joseph Anderson was born on December 6, 1898 in Baltimore. Son of Joseph Anderson and Mary (Forman) Vance.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1921. Juris Doctor, Harvard, 1924.
January 1943); married second, Ruth Harper, December 28, 1954;(Mistress Milton Dance). Admitted to Michigan bar, 1924, since practiced in Detroit. Senior partner firm Beaumont, Smith & Harris, 1961-1969, counsel, 1969-1978.
Treasurer, director Gilchrist Timber Company, 1936-1978.
President, director Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company, also Boblo Steamers, Incorporated., 1936-1941. Director Massey Ferguson Incorporated., also Perkins Engines, Incorporated., 1962-1968.
Special legal counsel Surgeon General’ General’ General’ s Office, 1942-1943. Corporate Counsel Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, 1948-1964.
Trustee Harper Hospital, (now Grace-Harper Hospital), Detroit, 1944-1978, trustee emeritus, 1978.
Board directors United Cerebral Palsy Association Detroit, 1960-1974.
Member American, Michigan, Detroit bar associations, Beta Theta Pi, Casque and Guantlet Senior Society. Clubs: Detroit Country, Hundred, Dartmouth, Harvard of Michigan (Detroit).
Married Jeanne Gilchrist, June 1931 (deceased. Married second, Ruth Harper, December 28, 1954.