Background
Williams, Thomas Reynolds was born on April 26, 1878 in Jones Mills, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Jones and Louisa (Rumiser) Williams.
Williams, Thomas Reynolds was born on April 26, 1878 in Jones Mills, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Jones and Louisa (Rumiser) Williams.
Bachelor of Engineering, Southwestern State Normal School, California, Pennsylvania, 1895, Mechanical Engineering, 1897. Graduate Mount Pleasant (Pennsylvania) Institute, 1898. Bachelor of Arts, Franklin and Marshall College, 1902.
Began as reporter, Pittsburgh Press, 1902, and advanced to city editor, managing editor and business manager until 1925. Assistant Public Pittsburgh Gazette Times, and Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, 1925-1927. Business manager the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 1927-1928.
Newspaper broker, 1928-1932.
Secretary-treasurer Pittsburgh Newspaper Publications Association, since 1932. Regional director for Pennsylvania under pulp and paper division War Industries Board, World War I.
Also member general paper committee of America Publishers during war period. Organized department of journalism, University of Pittsburgh, 1920, and lectured in department 4 years.
Member American Newspaper Publications’ Association (president 1920-1922), Pittsburgh Newspaper Publications’ Association (president). Member Reformed Church.
Married Gertrude Wertz, September 1900. Children: F. Marshall, G. Gladys.