William John Fielding

Background

Fielding, William John was born on April 10, 1886 in Wharton, New Jersey, United States. Son of William and Mary (Mitchell) Fielding.

Education

Educational public schools.

Career

Editor Newark Leader, 1915-1918. Literature editor New Jersey Leader, 1919-1922. Editor Know Thyself, 1923-1924.

Dramatic editor Golden Rule Magazine, 1925-1927, Sketch Book Magazine, 1927-1943.

Secretary-treasurer Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 1942-1968, trustee, 1946-1968, honorary life trustee, since 1968. President Thomas Paine Foundation, 1960-1970.

Named humanist of year Humanist Society Greater New York, 1970.

Achievements

• William John Fielding has been listed as a notable author, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Social Hygiene Association, American Birth Control League, Society for Constructive Birth Control and Racial Progress (London), Freethinkers American (honorary president from 1970), Euthanasia Society of America (advisory council), Institute Literaire et Artistique de France, American Academy Political and Social Science.

Connections

Married Elizabeth C. Veale, June 20, 1910 (deceased). Married second, Mary Burns Cameron, August 29, 1942. Children: Elsie (deceased), John Carbis.

Father:

William Fielding

Mother:

Mary (Mitchell) Fielding

Spouse:

Elizabeth C. Veale

Spouse:

Mary Burns Cameron

child:

Elsie Fielding (deceased)

child:

John Carbis Fielding