Carl Wesley Painter

Background

Painter, Carl Wesley was born on October 10, 1892 in Martingsburg, Ohio, United States. Son of David Hugh and Carrie Jeanette (Young) Painter.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Minnesota, 1915. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1920.

Career

T.; married second, Emily Gail Benjamin, June 1933 (deceased 1961). Married 3d, Therese Toohill Klotz, June 14, 1963. Admitted to New York bar, 1921.

Associate Cravath, Swaine & Moore, predecessor firms, 1920-1925, member firm, 1926-1964, of counsel, 1965-1971.

Chairman board of managers vocational service center branch Young Men's Christian Association, New York City, 1946-1958, president General Assembly, 1952-1953. Member mayor’s commission on homeless men, New York City, 1948-1952.

Director Legal Aid Society New York, 1949-1968, member Executive Committee, 1953-1968, vice president, 1956-1964, president, 1964-1967. Director Parents’ Institute, Incorporated., 1936-1949.

Achievements

• Carl Wesley Painter has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member mayor’s commission on homeless men, New York City, 1948-1952. Director Legal Aid Society New York, 1949-1968. Served as First lieutenant, Infantry, United States Army, World War I.

Member Association Bar City New York, American, New York State bar associations, New York Company Lawyers Association Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Beta Theta Pi.

Clubs: Union, University, Wall Street (New York City).

Connections

Married Muriel K. Thayer, June 1917 (divorced). Married second, Emily Gail Benjamin, June 1933 (deceased. Married 3d, Therese Toohill Klotz, June 14, 1963.

Father:

David Hugh Painter

Mother:

Carrie Jeanette (Young) Painter

Spouse:

Emily Gail Benjamin

Spouse:

Muriel K. Thayer

Spouse:

Therese Toohill Klotz