Background
Vandeventer, Braden was born on May 5, 1878 in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles O. and Virginia (Kilgour) Vandeventer.
Vandeventer, Braden was born on May 5, 1878 in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles O. and Virginia (Kilgour) Vandeventer.
Student Washington and Lee University, 1895-1896. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University Law School, 1899.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1900. And in private practice at Newport News to 1903, Norfolk, 1903-1911. Partner Hughes & Vandeventer, 1911-1918, Hughes, Vandeventer & Eggleston, 1918-1936, Vandeventer & Black, Norfolk, Virginia, since 1936.
Served as chairman Norfolk Legal Advisory Board Northern 2, 1917-1918.
Entrant, Officers Artillery Training, Camp Zachary Taylor, 1918. Occupied chair of admiralty law Georgetown University, 1923-1925.
Special counsel for the Slate in fire insurance rates investigation, 1928-1929. Vice-chairman Norfolk City School Board, 1930-1933.
Chairman admiralty committee American Bar Association, 1932-1933.
President Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, 1936. Vice-chairman Virginia Conservation Commission, 1931-1938. Chairman bill of rights committee Virginia State Bar Association, 1939.
Vice-president Norfolk Community Concert, 1941.
Vice-chairman Hampton Roads Sanitation Commission, 1941. Company-chairman Norfolk Chapter American Red Cross.
Member and director Norfolk Association Commerce. Director Maritime Exchange, Norfolk, and other corporations.
Member Association Bar of the City of New York, Maritime Law Association of the United States. Member Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Virginia, Princess Anne Country.
Married Phelan Ruffin, October 7, 1920. Children: Braden, Mary Dunn.