Background
Cranford, Wilson Hessburg was born on January 31, 1916 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Son of Wilson Hessburg and Myrtle (Bostian) Cranford.
Cranford, Wilson Hessburg was born on January 31, 1916 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Son of Wilson Hessburg and Myrtle (Bostian) Cranford.
Master of Business Administration, Bryant College, 1941.
Credit manager, Goodrich Oil Corporation, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1941-1943;
shipfitter, Walsh-Kaiser Shipyard, Providence, 1943-1945;
assistant treasurer, H. & B. American Machine Company, Pawtucket, 1948-1951;
credit manager, Trafari, Krussman & Fisher, Providence, 1951-1952;
business, manager, Hartford (Connecticut) Hospital, 1952-1957;
office and credit manager, A.G. Spalding Brothers, Chicopee, Massachusetts, 1957-1959;
business manager, Southern Connecticut State College, New Haven, 1959-1962;
administrative director, Southbury Training School, State of Connecticut, 1962-1979;
chief consultant, Cons. Unlimited, Wethersfield, Connecticut, since 1985. President Managerial Group Connecticut State Employees Association, Hartford, 1976-1979, Local 2213, United Steelworkers of America, Providence, 1941-1943.
Director Brandywine Condo Association, Wethersfield, since 1985.
Member Auxiliary Connecticut State Police, Troop A, Southbury, 1977-1979. Member Board Tax Review, Wethersfield, 1990-1993. Vice chairman, commissioner Barnstable AirportCommn., Hyannis, Massachusetts, 1981-1984.
Member Republican Town Committee, Wethersfield, 1986-1992. Board directors Wethersfield Taxpayers Association. Taught course in supervision Adult Education Program, Wethersfield schools, 1990, 92.
With United States Navy,1945-1946.
Married Florence Ann McGlinchey, April 27, 1939 (deceased March 1990). Children: Wilson Hessburg III, Patricia Ann Murray. Married Margaret Ann Mulkern, November 24, 1990.