Background
Edsall, Preston William was born on March 29, 1902 in Roxbury, New York, United States. Son of Arthur Joseph and Nellie (Preston) Edsall.
Edsall, Preston William was born on March 29, 1902 in Roxbury, New York, United States. Son of Arthur Joseph and Nellie (Preston) Edsall.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1923. A.M., Princeton (Class of 1883 fellowship politics), 1927, Doctor of Philosophy, 1937.
1 son, Hugh Crichton. Assistant English, Lehigh University, 1923. Instructor history, government Emory University, 1924-1926.
Instructor politics Princeton, 1928-1931. Assistant professor political science Rutgers University, 1931-1932. Research legal and judicial history of New Jersey, 1932-1935.
Acting assistant professor political science New York University, 1933-1934. Special attorney Department of Justice, 1935-1937. Successively special examiner, associate editor-writer, research expert National Archives, 1937-1942.
Senior negotiator war transfers United States Civil Service Commission, 1942-1943. Professor political science East Carolina Teachers College, 1945. Instructor English North Carolina State College, 1923-1924, member war training faculty, 1943-1944, associate professor of history, political science, 1945-1946, professor from 1946, head department history, political science 1948-1965, head department of politics from 1965.
Also administrative council Consolidated U. North Carolina, 1950-1954. Organizer, moderator educational television program Report to the People, WUNC-television, 1955, Legislative Review, 1957, 59, 61, Legislative Report, 1965. Visiting professor political science Duke, 1960-1961.
Assisted in survey of government of Trenton, New Jersey, 1929. Chairman Wake County Board Elections, 1956-1960. Delaware North Carolina Democratic State Convention, 1946, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58.
Member American, Southern (executive council 1956-1959, president 1966-1967) political science associations, American Academy Political and Social Science, American Society Public Administration, National Municipal League, American, Southern history associations, American Association University Professors, Phi Kappa Phi. Clubs: History (Raleigh North Carolina).
Married Katherine Crichton Alston, June 12, 1928.