Background
Upson, William Hazlett was born on September 26, 1891 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Ford and Grace (Hazlett) Upson.
Upson, William Hazlett was born on September 26, 1891 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Ford and Grace (Hazlett) Upson.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1914. Honorary Doctor of Letters, Middlebury College, 1950.
Farmer, Leesburg, Virginia, 1914-1917. With service department Caterpillar Tractor Company, Peoria, Illinois, 1919-1924. Contributor short stories to Saturday Evening Post, 1924-1975.
Also Colliers, Esquire, Reader’s Digest, others. Chairman board of trustees Thorpe Camp for Crippled Children, Goshen, Vermont Delaware Republican National Convention, San Francisco 1956.
Served as private 13th Field Artillery, 4th Division, United States Army, 1917-1919. Clubs: Rotary (Middlebury).
Married Marjory Alexander Wright, August 18, 1923. Children: John Wright, Polly Wright (Mistress Polly Upson Kahler).