Background
Bishop, Bruce Clay was born on January 31, 1919 in Chattanooga. Son of Jacob Walter and Ola (McGaughey) Bishop.
Bishop, Bruce Clay was born on January 31, 1919 in Chattanooga. Son of Jacob Walter and Ola (McGaughey) Bishop.
Bachelor of Business Administration, U. Chattanooga, 1940. Postgraduate George Washington University Law School, 1940-1941. Bachelor of Laws, Stetson University, 1946.
Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1947, practiced in Chattanooga, 1947-1968. Member firms Thomas, Folts & Brammer, 1947-1948, Folts, Bishop & Thomas, 1949-1962, Bishop, Thomas, Leitner, Mann & Milburn, 1962-1968. Corporate director Industrial Water Chemicals, Incorporated., Chamberlain-Realtors, Incorporated., Smith Elevator Company, Incorporated.
(all Chattanooga).
Member advisory council U. Chattanooga, 1964-1968. Served to commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1941-1946. Member Federation Insurance Counsel, International Society Barristers, International Academy Law and Science, Florida Bar, Bar Association Tennessee, Phi Alpha Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Rotarian (vice president 1960).
Clubs: Mountain City, Signal Mountain Golf and Country (Signal Mountain, Tennessee).
Married Dorothy Pepiot, April. Children: Bruce Clay, Beverly, Leslie.