This is a list of the Erskine's that have bee elected to Who's Who in America. Many of the Erskines in Who's Who are listed in several volumes. But, to save space (and my sanity) I listed them only once using the volume number where the name is first listed.
See the names listed in alphabetical order.
See Erskines in Who Was Who in America
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Vol ? 1901-02
ERSKINE, EBENESER, Presby'n clergyman; b. Ridley Park, Pa., Jan. 31, 1821; grad. Jefferson Coll., 1843; Princeton Theol. Sem., 1848 (D.D., Centre Coll.,1869); held pastorates at Phila., 1849-51; Columbia. Pa., 1851-57; Sterling1 Ill.,l858-64; edited Northwestern Presbyterian, Chicago, 1865-9; pastor Big Spring Presby'n Ch., Newville, Pa.,since 1870; dir.of McCormick Theol. Sem.,Chicago,1864-9; since 1878 a dir. Princeton Theol.Sem. Mem. of com. of conf. with Southern Presby'n Ch., 1873; chmn. of com.on revision in Assembly of 1890; mem. of revision com., 1890-3. Moderator Synod of Harrisburg and Synod of Pa. Address: Newviile, Pa.
ERSKINE, HOWARD MAJOR, utilities exec; b. Phila., Sept 8 1893; s.Robert and Emma (Major)E.; student pub. schs. and Drexel Inst., Philla.; m.Agnes Glover Weir Sept. 27, 1921; chi1dren-Nancy(Mrs. David R. Grace), Carol(Mrs. William A. Flint), Howard Weir. With Penn. Mutual Live Ins.Co. Phila., 1911-16, supt. agencies, Detroit, 1916-17, sales mgr. Harris, Small & Co., Detroit 1919-22; v.p. P.W. Chapman & Co., also G.L.Ohrstrom & Co. N.Y.C, 1922-31; pres. Power, Gas & Water Security Co., 1932- 36; v.p. dir. Fed.Water Service Co. 1936-42; financial vice president So. Natural Gas Co., 1942-61, dir.; dir. Frederic R. Harris, Inc; trustee Bronx Savings Bank. Served as capt. AEF 1917-19. Republican. Clubs: Downtown, Union League, Harbor View (N.Y.City); Blind Brook Country (Portchester, N.Y.) Home: 43 Greenfield Av., Bronxville, N.Y. Office: Watts Bldg., Birmingham 2, Ala.; also 90 Broad St., N.Y.C.
Vol. 15, 1928-1929
ERSKINE,ALBERT RUSSEL, pres. Studebaker Corpn.;b.Huntsville,Ala.,Jan.24,1871;s. William Michael and Sue (Ragland) E.;ed. pub.and pvt. schs.; C.P.A,Conn., 1908, LL.D., U. of Notre Dame,1924; m. Annie Lyell Garland, of Huntington W. VA, 1903: 1 son, Albert Russel. With AM. Cotton Co;, St Louis, later New York, as gen. auditor and mgr. operating depts, supervising 300 cotton gins in the South, 1898-1904; treas. Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., 1904-10; v.p., Underwriter TypeWriter Co., 1910-11; joined Studebaker Corpn. as treas and mem. exec. com., 1911, 1st V.P., 1913, pres. 1915-; also pres. Studebaker Corpn of America, Studebaker Corpn. of Can.; dir. Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago, 1918-22. Pres. bd. lay trustees U. of Notre Dame; dir. and chrm of War Chest, South Bend, Ind,1917-19; pres.South Bend Council of Boy Scouts of America,1924;mem, City Plan Commn., South Bend, 1922-26; mem. Interstate Harbor Commn. of Ill. and Ind. Mem Am. Inst. of Accountants, Conn. Soc. Certified Pub. Accountants, Soc. Automotive Engrs., Nat. Automobile Chamber of Commerce(dir.),Ind. Soc. of Chicago, S.A.R. Presbyn. Elk. Clubs: Indiana, Rotary, South Bend Country; Bankers, Metropolitan (New York); Congressional Country, Racquet(Washington D.C.); Gulf Stream Country, Bath and Tennis (Palm Beach).Home: South Bend, Ind.
Vol. 22, 1942-1943
ERSKINE, JOHN, author; b. New York; NY., Oct.5, 1879; s. James Morrison and Eliza Jane (Hollingsworth) E.; A.B., Columbia,1900 A.M.,1901, Ph.D.; 1903, LL.D., 1929; LL.D.,Norwich U., 1919; Litt.D., Amherst, 1923; L.H.D., Hobart Coll., 1927; Litt.D., U. of Bordeaux, France, 1929; Mus.D., Rollins Coll., 1931; Ph.D. N.Y. State Normal Co11., 1934;, Mus.D., Cornell Coll, 1935; Mus.D., Ill. Wesleyan Univ., 1935,L.H.D., Boston Univ., 1935; m.Pauline .Ives, June. 9, 1910.Instr. English, 1903-06, asso. pro.1906-09, Amherst; adj. prof. English, 1909-16, prof. 1916-37, emeritus since 1937, Columbia U. Chmn. administrative com., Juilliard Sch. of Music, 1927-28, pres. 1928-37, dir. since 1927; trustee: Juilliard Muisical Foundation since 1937, Dir. Met.Opera Assn., 1935, chmn. management com., 1935-39. Vestryman Corp. of Trinity Parish, New York, 1916-41, warden, 1939-41; trustee P.E. Pub. Schs., New York, 1916-41, chmn. school com. many years, pres. 1939-41. Mem. Municipal Art Com., 1935-37. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn, of America, Silvermine Guild of Artists, Poetry Soc. America (pres. 1922), N.Y. Bohemians, Beethoven Assn., Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Mem. exec. com. Am. Council Learned Socs., 1920-24, sec. 1921-24; mem. Nat. Inst. Arts and Letters, Am. Acad. of Arts and Sciences, Awarded David Bispham Opera medal, 1933; chmn. Nat.Com. for Music Appreciation, 1940-4l; chmn. Army Edn. Commn., A.E.F., 1918-19; ednl. dir. A.E.F. Univ. of Beaune, France, 1919. Decorated Chevalier Legion of Honor, France, 1919, officer, 1939; D.S.M., U.S., 1919. Hon. citizen or Beaune; France, 1919. Clubs: Columbia University, St. Andrews. Society, Coffee House,Century, The Players. Author: The Elizabethan Lyric, 1903; Selections from the Faerie Queene, 1905; Actaeon and Other Poems, 1906; Leading American Novelists, 1909; Written English (with Helen Erskine),1910; The Golden Treasury (edited with W.P. Trent), 1912; Great American Writers (with ,W. Trent),1912; Selections from the Idylls or the King, 1912; A Pageant in Honor of Roger Bacon, 1914; The Moral Obligation To Be Intelligent, 1915; The Shadowed Hour,1917; Democracy and Ideals, 1920; The Kinds of Poetry,1920; Collected Poems, 1922; The Literary' Discipline, 1928; Sonata and Other Poems, 1925; The Private Life of Helen of Troy, 1925; The Enchanted Garden, 1925; Galahad, 1926; Prohibition and Christianity, 1927; Adam and Eve, 1927; The Delight of Great Books, 1928;Penelope's Man, 1928; Sincerity, 1929; Uncle Sam, 1930; Cinderella's Daughter, 1930; Unfinished Business 1931; Jack and the Beanstalk, 1931; Tristan and Isolde, 1932; Bachelor of Arts, 1934; Helen Retires; 1934; Forget If You Can, 1935; Solomon, My Son 1935; Influence of Women---And Its cure, 1936; Young Love, 1936; Brief Hour of Francois Villon, 1937; The Start of the Road, 1938; Give Me Liberty, 1940; Cassanova's Women, 1941; Song Without Words, 1941; The Complete Life, 1941; also wrote English titles for French films:The Story of a Cheat, 1938; The Baker's Wife, 1939. Editor: Contemporary War Poems, 1914; also books by Lafcadio Hearn; Interpre- tations of Literature, 1915; Appreciations of Poetry, 1916; Life and Literature, 1917; Talks to Writers, 1920; Books and Habits, 1921; Pre- Raphaelite and Other Poets,1922; Musical Companion, 1935. Co-editor: Cambridge History of American Literature, 3 vols., 1917-19; Outline of Literature, 1923. Address: 540 Park Av., New York, N.Y.
Vol. 27 1952-53
ERSKINE, GRAVES BLANCHARD, marine corps officer; b. June 28, 1897; entered U.S. Marine Corps., 1917 and advanced through the grades to maj.gen., 1945; comd. 3d Marine Div. At Iwo Jima, June 1945. Address: Marine Corps Headquarters, Navy Department, Washington D.C.
Vol. 28 1954-55
WORDEN, HELEN (Mrs. John Erskin); author; b.Denver Colorado, July 12.1896; dau. Charles George and Wilbertine (Teters) Worden; student: Hamilton Institute for Girls,1904-06; private tutors,1906-15; studied U. of Colo., l915-19; spl. student under Dean J. Raymond Brackett; studied art Academie Julien, Paris, 1925-26; m. John Erskine, July 3,1945 (dec. June 2, 1951)Joined staff of New York Sunday World, 1926, soc. editor, 1927; also writer of the Morning World Telegram, 1931-44. Republican, Episcopalian. Author: The Real New York, 1932; Round Manhattan's Rim, 1934 The Society Circus,1937; Here is New York,1939; Discover New York, (guide book for Am. Women's Voluntary Service), 1943; Out of This World, 1953. Home: 540 Park Av, N.Y.C.
Vol. 32 1962-63
ERSKINE, HAROLD COXON, aluminum co.exec; b. Trenton, N. J. Nov. 7, 1897; s. Joesph B. and Harriet (Coxon) E.; B.S. Pa. State U., 1920; m. Margaret J. Noble, July 19, 1921; children- Jean (Mrs. Clifford J. Nolan Jr.), Marjorie ( Mrs. David T. Cummings). With Aluminum Co. of Am., Pitts., 1919- , geginning as satesman, successively dist. sales mger., works mgr., div. mgr., 1919-57, v.p. charge of smelting and fabricating operations, 1957-60, executive v.p. and v.p. prodn., 1960- . Recipient distinguished alumnus award Pa. State U., 1958. Mem. Am. Foundry Soc. (dir. 1955-58). Presbyn. Club: Oakmont (Pa.) Country (pres.) Home: Windsor Rd. Pitts. 15. Office: Alcoa Bldg. Pitts., 19.
ERSKINE, HERBERT W., judge; b. San Francisco, Aug. 27, 1888; s. William Wilson and Care (Morse) E.; student: Calif. Sch. of Mech. Arts. (Lick) San Fancisco,1901-05; A.B., U. Of Calif., 1909. m: Loie Holland, May 15, 1912; children-Holland, Morse, Elizabeth (Mrs. Howard Osborn), Grace (Mrs. James B. Black Jr.), Nellie (Mrs. Earnest M. Clark Jr.). Admitted to Calif. Bar 1909, and practiced in San Francisco, 1909-49; U.S. Dist. Court judge, Northern Dist. Of Calif., San Fransico, since 1949. Dir. Alameda County-East Bay Title Ins. Co., Western Magnesite Developement Co., Bank of Am. Nat. Trust and Savings Assn., Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Dir. City of Parls. Spl. counsel Calif. Toll Bridge Authority, 1939-40. Mem. Pho Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Democrat (del. presidential conven. 1949, presidential elector. 1949). Christain Science Ch. Clubs: Olympic, Bohemian, Commonweath (San Francisco) Claremont County (Oakland). Home: 42 Glen Alpine Rd. Piedmont, Calif. Office: Post Office Bldg. San Francisco, Calif.
Vol. 33 1964-65
ERSKINE, ALDEN JOESEPH, automobile maintenance co. exec., assn. ofcl.;b.Ticonic,Ia May 2.1901; s. Arthar L. and Effle J.(Moad) E.; student U. Neb., 1920-21; m, Sarah Anne Pippett, Ang.13, 1932. Propr. United Motors Automobile Maintenance Co., Sioux City,Ia., 1928-. Active in conservation, 1936-; pres. Woodbury County (IL) capt. Izaak Walton League,1950-53, pres. Ia. div., 1954- 55,national treasurer, 1956-60, national president, 1960-61, now men.executive board; mem. publ: com. for pubs. sch. books Ia. Conservation Edn. Com., 1956-61; mem. Woodbury County Conservation Bd.; men. Ia. Gov's Outdoor Resources Com., 1964. Recipient Distinguisbed Service award Ia. div. Izaak Walten League, 1955, Outstanding leadership Award,1963; Outdoorsportsman award for Ia., S.D., Nab., Minn, 1959; Distinguished Service award Floyd Valley Watershed Association, 1960. Men. Soil Conservation Soc. Am., Ia. Assn. Soil Conservation Dist.Commrs.(hon.life), Nat. Forestry Assn., Sioux City Bird Club (dir.). Sioux City C. of C., Lewis and Clark Trail Assn. (exec. com.). Methodist. Club: Hiking, Morningside Commercial(pres.) (Sioux City). Author articles recreation publs.; slide lectr, conservation, outdoor recreation. Home: 1119 S Helen St.,Sioux City Ia. Office:910 Morningside Av., Sioux City 6, Ia.
ERSKINE LAURIE YORK, author, educator; b. Kirkcadbright, Scotland, June 23,1804; s.Wallace and Ada Margery(Bonney) E , father an actor,brought to United States in 1901;ed. Choir Sch. of Cathedral of St. John the Divine,New York City; m. Dereene Joyce Pullinger,1936(div.1947). Formerly with Nat.City Co., Detroit, Mich.; began Writing stories for boys,1921;editorial writer, Detroit News,1921-22;one of 4 orgonizers of Solebary Sch.for boys. New Hope, Pa.,1925;Staff writer Battle Creek (Mich.) Enquirer and News. Served 1st Lt. British Royal Flyinf Corps 1916-18,dring first World War. Commissioned captain Coast Artillery Corps,(anti-aircraft),Army of the U.S., Sept.11,1942, major March 18 1943,attached to 38th Brigade Anti Aircraft Artillery Command Parifir Ocean Areas 1944-45; discharged,1946. Awarded Bronze Star Medal, Author books Including: Valley of Wolves,1940; Renfrew Files Again,1940; also plays for boys,and numerous short stories, texts for USAFI course in Citizenship for enlisted personnel. Cons. and author television drama Renfrew or the Mounted. Creator and narrator of radio program "Adventure Stories." Club: Explorers (N.Y.C.).Developer Solebury Method for Teaching Composition in secondary schs. Address: Solesbury Sch., New Hope,Pa.
33rd Edition 1972-1973
ERSKINE, ALBERT RUSSEL, Jr editor, b. Memphis, Apr.18 1911; s. Albert Russel and Nell (Craig) E.; BA., Southwestern Coll 1932; M.A., Vanderbilt 11 1939 student La. State U., 1934-39 m Katherine Anne Porter, 1938 (div 1942);m. 2d Peggy Griffin Anthony, 1942 (div. 1954); m. 3d Mana Loin Bisi,1959; 1 dau., Silvia. Bus. mgr. So. Rev, 1935-40; asso. editor La. State U. Press 1936-40. New Directions, 1940 41 advt mgr. Sat. Rev. of Lit 1941-42; -50. editor Doubleday Doran & Co., Inc., 1942-43; editor head esfe. dept Reynal & Hitchcock Inc., 1943-47, sec. dir 1946-47; editor Random House Inc N Y C., 1947-55; mng. editor 1955-59, now v.p., editorial dir Club Century Asin. (N.Y.C.).E (with Robert Penn Warren) Short Story Masterpieces, 1954; Six Centuries of Great Poetry 1953-. Home: 36 Cavalry Rd Westport CT 06880 Office: 201 E 50th St New York City NY 10522
ERSKINE, DONALD EDWARD, corp. exec.; b. Oak Park, Ill., May 14, 1924; s. Robert N. and Florence (Matthes) E.; B.S., U. Ill., 1949; LL.B., 1951; m. Ann Harrison, June 17, 1959; children- Donald E.,James A., Bruce H., John T, Admitted to Ill. and Ohio Bars, with Arthur Anderson & Co., C.P.A.'s Chgo., 1951-52. Glidden Co.,Cleve., 1952-67; V.P., controller, SCM Corp., N.Y.C., 1969-; dir.SELF, Inc., New York City. Served with AUS, 1942-45, Mem. Financial Execs. Inst. (pres. Cleve. 1966-67). Home: Cedarbrook Terrace RD 2 Princeton NJ 08540 Office: 299 Park As New York City NY 10017
ERSKINE, GEORGE BERNARD electronic mfg. co exec.; b. St.Marys:, Pa., Apr 17, 1908 s. Bernard Garfield and Jane (Evans) E.; student Canisuis Coll., Buffalo, 1927-29; m. Marie M. Montgomery, June 17, 1930; children-William M., Jacquelyn Marie, (Mrs. Paul Petigrew); m. 2d Helen M. Housler Jan. 18, 1950 Plant mgr.Sylvania Electric Products Inc., 1929-46 pres. Emporium Specialties Co. (Pa.) l946-, Meteor Mfg. Co., Emporium 1959-; chmn. bd.,chief exec officer Art Metal Co. Inc., Jamestown, N Y 1961-63, mem.exec.com.,dir. 1963-65 chmn. bd. M.W. Mfg Corp.; Driftwood, Pa.,1961-, Personalized Leasing Corp., Nivel Corp., Metco. Corp (all Danville, Pa.); v.p., sec. Emporium Trust Co.; dir.Gateway Steel Co., Pitts., Motor Coils Mfg. Co., Braddock, Pa., Home Tel. Co., Ridgeway, Pa Bd. dirs, Emporium Found. Home: RD 1 Emporium PA 15834, Office Box 231 Emporium PA 15834.
ERSKINE, RALPH, architect; b London, Eng. Feb 24 1914; s.George and Mildred (Gough) E.; A.R.I.B.A., Regent St. Polytechnic. London, 1937. A.M.I./P.I.,1939; student Konstskademin, Stockholm, 1944-45; m. Ruth Monica Francis Aug 29 1939; children-Jane Kristine, Karin Elizebeth Patrick Jon.Pvt. practice architecture, Drottninghoim,Sweden,1946-; exhibitor, lectr. various parts of world, guest prof Zurich, Switzerland,1965 works include housing estates, shopping center indsl.bldgs., mountain hotel, schs., Clare Hall (Cambridge Eng ) slum clearance and housing estates in Eng. Mem. A.I.A. (hon.) Swedish Archil.Soc.Home No. 2 Gustav III's vag Rottnigholm 170 11 Sweden Office No.4 Gustav III's vag Drottningholm 170 11 Sweden.
44th Edition 1986-87
ERSKINE, ROBERT BRUCE, hotel company executive; b. Hackensack. N.J.,Oct. 31,1982; s. Kenneth W. and Elise {Kraimer)E.; m. Jeanette Harbison,June 5.1954; children: Ronald, Laura. Catherine, Jennifer. B.M.E., Villanova U., 1955. Vice pres. A.I. Kearney, Inc., Chgo., 1966-74; with I.U. Distbn.Service. Phila., 1974-77; sr. V.P, Holiday Inns. Inc., Memphis, 1977-82; v.p. support services Harrah's Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, 1982-. Served to lt.(jg.) USN. 1955-58. Home: Six Mill La Linwood NJ 08221 Office: Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino 1752 Brigantine Blvd Atlanic City NJ 08401
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