Background
Vereen, William Jerome was born on June 11, 1885 in Wheeler County, Georgia, United States. Son of William Coachman and Mary (McNeill) Vereen.
Vereen, William Jerome was born on June 11, 1885 in Wheeler County, Georgia, United States. Son of William Coachman and Mary (McNeill) Vereen.
Graduate Georgia Military Academy, College Park, Georgia, 1902.
With Moultrie Cotton Mills, since 1903, became vice president and treasurer, 1917, president, February since 1943. President Riverside Manufacturing Company. Vice president, director Moultrie Banking Company.
Director 1st National Bank, Atlanta.
Mayor, City of Moultrie, 1916-1917. Member Industrial Advisory Board, National Rifle Association, 1933-1934.
Member Business Advisory Council of unites states department Commerce, 1933-1936. Chairman Georgia Democratic Executive Committee, 1920-1921.
Member Board Regents, University System of Georgia, 1933-1935.
President Cotton Manufacturers Association of Georgia, 1919. Member American Cotton Manufacturers Association (president 1925-1926). President Southern Garment Manufacturers Association, 1937-1943, Chairman of the Board, since 1943.
Clubs: Rotary of Moultrie (honorary), Capital City (Atlanta).
Married Lottie Thompson, December 29, 1908. Children: Mary Ellen (Mistress Thomas A. Huguenin), Rosalind Eugenia (Mistress George H. Lanier, Junior.