Background
Hastings, Joseph Mercer was born on June 8, 1912 in Providence. Son of William Thomson and Hester Jane (Mercer) Hastings.
Hastings, Joseph Mercer was born on June 8, 1912 in Providence. Son of William Thomson and Hester Jane (Mercer) Hastings.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1933. Trainee, B.B. & R. Knight, Providence, 1933-1934. Overseer Pacific Mills, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1934-1942.
General manager Prairie Du Chien Woolen Mills, Wisconsin, 1946-1952, Doctorate.B. Bosson Company, Jefferson, Massachusetts, 1952-1953.
Assistant to president Falls Yarn Mills, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 1953-1974. President Hastings Yarn Company, Incorporated., Millbury, Massachusetts, since 1974.
Served to lieutenant Commander United States Coast Guard, 1942-1946. Clubs: Union League, Squantum Association, Dunes.
Married Ruth Smith, August 22, 1942 (deceased September 1980), Jeannette Marquette, May 1, 1981.