Background
Harrison, Joseph Robert was born on June 20, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Robert and Catherine Marie (Kohl) Harrison.
Harrison, Joseph Robert was born on June 20, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Robert and Catherine Marie (Kohl) Harrison.
Bachelor, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1940. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1940—1942.
Director Applied Dynamics, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1961—1968, Trion Instruments, Inc., Ann Arbor, 1961—1962, Coconut Grove Bank, Miami, 1970—1975, Perceptics, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, since 1983. Board editors University Chicago, 1942. With United States Navy, 1942-1945.
Trustee Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Miami, since 1970, president, 1974—1977, chairman, 1976—1979. Board directors Dade Heritage Trust, Miami, 1972—1975, Florida Philharmonic, Miami, 1976, Vizcayans, Miami, 1974—1977. Councillor Dade County Council of Arts and Sciences, 1976—1978.
Board patrons Greater Miami Opera, since 1977. Member Committee of 100, Miami Beach, Florida. Member of American Association Museum Trustees, University Club (Chicago), Riviera Country Club (Miami), Coral Reef Yacht Club, Bath Club (governor 1974-1977, 1980-1982), Miami Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Jane Anne Lucke, September 22, 1962 (divorced September 1963). 1 child Joseph Robert III. Married Patricia Corinne Fuller, October 12, 1968.
Children: James Fuller, Catherine Merle.