Background
Carson, Joseph Kirtley was born on December 19, 1891 in McKinney, Kentucky, United States. Son of Joseph Kelly and Sallie Elizabeth Adeline (Johnson) Carson.
Carson, Joseph Kirtley was born on December 19, 1891 in McKinney, Kentucky, United States. Son of Joseph Kelly and Sallie Elizabeth Adeline (Johnson) Carson.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Oregon, 1917. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Portland (Oregon), 1942.
Admitted to Oregon bar, 1917, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1936. General practice of law, Portland. Commissioner United States Maritime Commission, 1947-1950.
Mayor of City of Portland, Oregon, 1933-1941.
Now Oregon state senator
Served in the United States Army, 1917-1919. Member Oregon Bar Association, Delta Theta Pi. Mason. Maccabees, Woodmen.
Clubs: University, Multinomah, Aeronautical, Arlington (Portland).
Married Hazel Irene Jenkins, March 26, 1926 (died 1928). Married second, Myrtle Cradick, June 19, 1937. Children: Joan Cradick.