Background
Bryan, Joseph McKinley was born on February 11, 1896 in Elyria, Ohio, United States. Son of Baronet and Caroline (Ebert) Bryan.
Bryan, Joseph McKinley was born on February 11, 1896 in Elyria, Ohio, United States. Son of Baronet and Caroline (Ebert) Bryan.
Degree, Mount Hermon School. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Belmont Abbey College, 1957. Doctor of Laws, University North Carolina, Greensboro, 1979.
Doctor of Laws, Duke University, 1980. HHD (honorary), North Carolina A&T State University, 1977. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Sacred Heart College, 1982.
Doctor of Business Administration (honorary), Greensboro College, 1986.
Member New York Cotton Exchange, 1923—1936. Member executive committee, senior vice president, honorary chairman board directors Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company, 1931—1993. Member board directors, member executive committee, chairman board directors, honorary chairman board directors Pilot Life Insurance Company, 1948—1986.
Chairman finance section American Life Convention, 1949—1950, president, 1955—1956. Board directors, member executive committee, honorary lifetime member Jefferson-Pilot Corporation, 1968—1993. Founding president, chairman board, honorary chairman board Jefferson Pilot Communications Company.
Owner & operator 1st television station in North Carolina. With United States Army.
Member New York Cotton Exch., 1923-1936. Member Executive Committee, senior vice president, honorary Chairman, Board Of Directors Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company(now Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company), 1931-1993, mem board directors. Served with United States Army, World War I, Advertising Educational Foundation.
Member Southeastern Shrine Association (past president), Sigma Chirurgical
Clubs: Bath and Tennis, Everglades, Greensboro Country, Greensboro City, Sedgefield Country (Greensboro).
Married Kathleen Marshall Price, November 19, 1927 (deceased. Children: Kay (Mistress Bryan Edwards), Nancy Bryan Faircloth, Joseph McKinley.