Background
BETTMAN, Gilbert was born on October 31, 1881 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Louis and Rebecca (Bloom) Betttnan.
BETTMAN, Gilbert was born on October 31, 1881 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Louis and Rebecca (Bloom) Betttnan.
Preparatory education, Hughes High School, Cincinnati. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1903, A.M., 1904, Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1907.
Elected vice mayor of Cincinnati, November 1921. Member City Survey Committee and Citizens’ Traction Committee, City of Cincinnati, 1922-1925. Temporary and permanent chairman Republican State Convention, Ohio, 1924.
Dean Young Men’s Christian Association Law School, Cincinnati, 1919-1930. Attorney general of Ohio, 2 terms, 1929-1933. Elected justice Supreme Court of Ohio, 1941.
Captain M.I.D., General Staff, 1918-1919. Chairman national legislative committee American Legion, 1921. Commander American Legion, Department of Ohio, 1922.
Member Legal Aid Society (vice president). Member American, Ohio State and Cincinnati bar associations Republican candidate for United States Senate, 1932. Clubs: University, Harvard.
Married Iphigene Molony, June 30, 1916. Children: Gilbert, Carol Helen, Alfred World War II.