Background
Pierson, Joseph Brelsford was born on January 5, 1885 in Watseka, Illinois, United States. Son of William Franklin and Corella (Brelsford) Pierson.
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Joseph Brelsford Pierson
Edit ProfileEducation
Student Illinois Wesleyan University, 1901-1903.
Career
Founder, editor public Eastland (Texas) Company, Bulletin, 1903-1905. Editor Crookston (Minnesota) Journal, 1905-1909. Reporter and news editor Pioneer Press, Saint Paul Minnesota, 1908-1910.
Copyreader and assistant city editor Chicago Trib., 1910-1917, editor army edition, Paris, France, 1917-1918, foreign news editor, Chicago, 1918-1929.
Chairman and organizer American Newspaper Public Committee on Cable & Radio Communications, 1920. Founder of Press Wireless, Incorporated., United States, a press and broadcast carrier on every continent.
President News Traffic Board, Limited., Canada 1924-1945. President and general manager Press Wireless, Incorporated., 1929-1944.
Vice president Raytheon Manufacturing Company, 1944-1948.
Achievements
Membership
Member Institute of Radio Engineers, American Physical Society (New York Independent. Christian.; Clubs: National Press (Washington, District of Columbia).
Connections
Married Josephine Lily Fritz, February 7, 1910. Children: Virginia (Mistress Robert Denny), William Franklin (United States.M.C.), Catherine (Mistress F. T. Golden), Mary Jane (Mistress David (Garrick), Thomas (United States.M.C.), Homer (United States Army Air Corps).
- Father:
- William Franklin Pierson
- Mother:
- Corella (Brelsford) Pierson
- Spouse:
- Josephine Lily Fritz
- child:
- Thomas Pierson (United States.M.C.)
- child:
- Catherine Pierson (Mistress F. T. Golden)
- child:
- Virginia Pierson (Mistress Robert Denny)
- child:
- Mary Jane Pierson (Mistress David (Garrick)
- child:
- William Franklin Pierson (United States.M.C.)
- child:
- Homer Pierson (United States Army Air Corps)
