Background
Klots, Allen Trafford was born on September 14, 1889 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Allen and Maud Augusta (Allen) Klots.
Klots, Allen Trafford was born on September 14, 1889 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Allen and Maud Augusta (Allen) Klots.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1909. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1913.
Admitted to New York bar, 1913, member Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, New York City, since 1921. Director Schieffelin Company Staff American Relief Administration, Paris, 1919. Special assistant Secretary State, Washington, 1931-1932.
Mayor Village of Laurel Hollow, New York, 1942-1948.
Mayor’s advisory council, New York City, 1954-1956. Chairman mayor’s commission on courts, 1956-1959.
Member Governors committee public employees security procedures, 1956-1958.
Served with New York National Guard, Mexican Border 1913-1916. Member New York Law Institute (treasurer 1948-1954), Association Bar City New York (Executive Committee 1949-1953, chairman of the executive committee 1952-1953, Chairman of Commission on study administration laws relating to family 1952-1955, president 1954-1956), American, New York State bar associations, American Judicature Society, American Law Institute, American Society International Law, New York Company Lawyers Association, Citizens Committee on Court Justices, Council Foreign Relations, Harvard Law School Association New York City (president 1960-1961), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Skull and Bones. Clubs: Skating (president 1953-1959), Century Association, Yale, Down Town Association (New York City).
Married Mary Isabel Fitz Brown, October 6, 1919. Children: Allen Trafford, Joan Mary (Mistress Richard L. Porter).