Joseph Williams Grigg

Background

Grigg, Joseph Williams was born on August 23, 1910 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of Joseph Williams and Anna Prentiss (Stearns) Grigg.

Education

Graduate, Westminster School, London, England, 1929. Student of, Trinity College, Cambridge, England, 1932. Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1932.

Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1966.

Career

Corresponding London office New York Sun, 1932-1934. Correspondent United Press, London, 1934-1939, 1957, Berlin, 1939-1942, Washington, 1942-1943, war correspondent, 1943-1945, chief correspondent and manager for France Paris, 1945-1951, chief correspondent and manager for Germany Frankfurt and Bonn, 1951-1957. Chief European correspondent United Press International, 1957-1960, news manager Western Continental Europe and North Africa, 1960-1966, chief European correspondent, 1966-1983.

Now freelance correspondent newspapers including Atlana Journal-Constitution, St. Petersburg Times.

Achievements

• Joseph Williams Grigg has been listed as a noteworthy newspaper correspondent by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Anglo-American Press Association Paris (president 1965), Foreign Press Association (Germany), Association American Corres. (president 1978) (London)), Foreign Press Association (London). Clubs: Wig and Pen (London).

Overseas Press of America.

Connections

Married Jerry Abbott, April 4, 1944 (deceased 1959). Children: Margaret, Richard Abbott. Married Margaret Meikle, November 19, 1960.

Father:

Joseph Williams Grigg

Mother:

Anna Prentiss (Stearns) Grigg

Spouse:

Jerry Abbott

Spouse:

Margaret Meikle

child:

Richard Abbott Grigg

child:

Margaret Grigg