Allen Evarts Foster

Background

Foster, Allen Evarts was born on February 18, 1885 in New Haven. Son of John P. C. and Josephine Theresa (Bicknell) Foster.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1906. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1909.

Career

Admitted to New York bar, 1910, since practiced in New York City. Clerk Lord, Day & Lord, 1909-1919, partner since 1919. Trustee Sheltering Arms Children’s Service, 1917-1959, Kips Bay Boys Club (New York City).

President Art Commission City New York, 1953-1957.

Member Landmarks Preservation Commission City New New York Honorary trustee Berea College.

Achievements

• Allen Evarts Foster has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: A Check List of Illustrations by Winslow Homer.

Membership

Served from First lieutenant to captain, machine gun bns. United States Army, World War I. Fellow of Branford College Yale.

Fellow American Bar Foundation, New York History Society, Morgan Library. Member American, New York City bar associations, American Law Institute, Psi Upsilon.

Clubs: Elihu, Elizabethan (Yale).

Connections

Father:

John P. C. Foster

Mother:

Josephine Theresa (Bicknell) Foster