Background
Alston, Alex Armstrong was born on July 22, 1936 in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States. Son of Alex Armstrong and Elizabeth (Davidson) Alston.
Alston, Alex Armstrong was born on July 22, 1936 in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States. Son of Alex Armstrong and Elizabeth (Davidson) Alston.
Bachelor of Arts, Millsaps College, 1958; Bachelor of Laws, University Mississippi, 1964.
Associate and partner firm, Wells, Thomas & Wells, Jackson, Mississippi, 1964-1968; partner, Alston, Rutherford & Van Slyke, Jackson, since 1968.
Scoutmaster troop 302 Andrew Jackson Council Boy Scouts American, 1965-1980.Served to captain United States Marine Corps, 1958-1961. Member Mississippi State Bar Association (president 1991-1992), American Bar Association (sections on insurance, negligence and compensation, antitrust, litigation), Hinds County Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, American Law Institute, American College Trial Lawyers, American Bd.Trial Advocates, Phi Delta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Sarah Jane Givens, June 28, 1959. Children: Alex Armstrong, Alice Carolyn, Sheldon Givens.