Background
II, Alan Goodrich Kirk, was born on December 15, 1926 in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Thompson and Edith Graves (Ely) K.
II, Alan Goodrich Kirk, was born on December 15, 1926 in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Thompson and Edith Graves (Ely) K.
AB, Princeton University, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, University Pennsylvania, 1956.
Associate Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, 1956-1958. Assistant dean University Pennsylvania Law School, 1958-1962. General counsel, assistant secretary William H. Rorer Company, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 1962-1969.
Associate solicitor (water) Department Interior, Washington, 1969, assistant to secretary, 1969-1970, assistant to solicitor, 1970-1971. Deputy general counsel Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1971-1972, assistant administrator for enforcement, general counsel, 1973-1975. General counsel Potomac Electric Power Company, Washington, 1975, vice president, general counsel, 1976-1981, senior vice president, general counsel, 1981-1985, senior vice president, general counsel, secretary, since 1985.
Served with United States Merchant Marine, 1944-1946. Served with Army of the United States, 1950-1953. Member American Bar Association, Federal, District of Columbia Bar associations Clubs: Ivy (Princeton, New Jersey).
Metropolitan, Burning Tree, Chevy Chase (Washington).
Married Patricia Joan Carr, April 20, 1953. Children: Augustus, Jennifer, William, Alison.