Background
Boal, Arthur McClure was born on February 14, 1889 in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William McClure and Hannah Waller (Camp) Boal.
Boal, Arthur McClure was born on February 14, 1889 in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William McClure and Hannah Waller (Camp) Boal.
AB, Harvard University, 1914; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1916.
Associate, William J.E. Sander, Boston, 1917; associate, Whipple, Sears & Ogden, 1917-1919; admiralty attorney, United States Shipping Board, Washington, 1919-1923; assistant admiralty counsel, United States Shipping Board, Washington, 1923-1925; admiralty counsel, United States Shipping Board, Washington, 1925-1929; member, Chapman, Snider, Duke & Boal, 1930-1932; partner, Boal, McQuade & Fitzpatrick (and predecessor firms), 1932-1972; partner, Boal, Doti & Larsen, 1972-1984.
Mayor Village of Pelham, New York, 1949-1953. Chairman adjudication, arbitration international courts Southwestern Legal Foundation. Director Pelham Community Chest, campaign manager, 1940-1941, president, 1942-1943.
Chairman Pelham Red Cross War Fund campaign, 1945-1946. Vice chairman Westchester County chapter American Red Cross, 1946-1949. Member Pelham Board Education, 1960-1967, president, 1965-1967.
Member Coast Artillery School, 1918. Member Maritime Law Association United States (president 1958-1960, Chairman of Commission on Comité Maritime International, since 1960, vice president Comité since 1969), New York Bar Association, International Law Association, Association of Bar of City of New York (commission on judiciary 1962-1964), Royal Society Arts and Science (London), Downtown Association, Harvard Club, Author's Club, Men's Club (president local chapter 1943-1944), Pelham Country Club.
Married Sara Elizabeth Metzner, April 2, 1921. Children: Elizabeth (Mistress William R. Hogan), Arthur.