Background
Goodman, Benjamin was born on January 18, 1904 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ben and Leah A. (Hirsch) Goodman.
Goodman, Benjamin was born on January 18, 1904 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ben and Leah A. (Hirsch) Goodman.
AB, Princeton University, 1924. Bachelor of Laws (Juris Doctor), Harvard University, 1927.
Sole practice, Memphis. Partner Armstrong, Allen, Braden, Goodman, McBride & Prewitt, 1932-1986. Of counsel Armstrong, Allen, Prewitt, Gentry, Johnston & Holmes, since 1987.
Governor American Red Cross, 1955-1961, chairman committee resolutions, 1954. President Memphis Academy of Arts, 1955-1959. Member Tennessee Law Revision Commission, 1963-1969.
Chairman Memphis Arts and Science Commission, 1970-1977. Served from captain to lieutenant colonel United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa.