Background
Bradford, Ralph was born in 1892 in Kirby, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John M. and Ida (Miller) Bradford.
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Bradford, Ralph was born in 1892 in Kirby, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John M. and Ida (Miller) Bradford.
Educated, high school and Bay View (Texas) College Doctor of Laws (honorary), Elon College, 1950.
Lecturer for Agricultural Svc., International Harvester Company, 1913-1914;
teacher of history, Bay View College, 1915-1916;
with, United States Army, 1918-1919;
with sales department, Lehigh Portland Cement Company, 1919;
circulation manager and special writer, Sheridan (Wyoming) Post, 1919-1920;
salesman, American Cement Plaster Company, 1921-1923;
manager, Chamber of Commerce, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1924-1929;
assistant department manager, later department manager, Chamber of Commerce of United States of America, 1929-1938;
secretary, Chamber of Commerce of United States of America, 1938-1942;
general manager and secretary, Chamber of Commerce of United States of America, 1942-1947;
executive vice president, Chamber of Commerce of United States of America, 1947-1950;
international vice president, Chamber of Commerce of United States of America, 1950-1957. Lecturer on administration of business organizations Western Institute at Stanford University, 1933-1938, National Institute of Northwestern University, 1931-1942 (member board of managers National Institute, 1936-1950). Lecturer Stanford, 1956, U. North Carolina, 1956, and others.
Member board directors Washington Loan & Trust Company, 1944-1956, International Bank, Washington, 1956-1960. Advisory director Riggs National Bank, from 1954.
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Delaware to Inter-American Council of Commerce and Industry, Montevideo, 1947, Plenary, Chicago, 1948, Congress International Chamber, Lisbon, 1951, Vienna, 1953, first Postwar Plenary of International Chamber, Switzerland, 1947, Lima (Peru) Plenary, Inter-American Council, 1952, and Mexico City, 1954. Adviser to Council, International Chamber, Paris, 1948, member Council, 1952-1955. Delegate to biennial congress, Tokyo, 1955, director United States Council, 1952-1955.
Trustee United States Inter-American Council of Commerce and Production, 1952-1957. Special representative United States Chamber, to the Hemispheric Insurance Conference, Mexico, 1948. Honorary life member American Chamber of Commerce Executives Association, American Society of Association Executives, National Association Executives Club (honorary member).
Married Hazel Munger, June 16, 1925. 1 son, Ralph Gordon.