Background
Harrell, Charles Lydon was born on October 22, 1916 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Lydon Senior and Ethel Theresa (Toone) Harrell.
Harrell, Charles Lydon was born on October 22, 1916 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Lydon Senior and Ethel Theresa (Toone) Harrell.
Bachelor, Randolph-Macon College, 1938; Bachelor of Laws, U. Richmond, 1941.
Partner, Harrell & Landrum, Norfolk, 1947-1976; private practice,, Norfolk, since 1987. Commissioner in chancery Circuit Court Princess Anne County, 1950-1976, City of Norfolk, 1955-1977. Special justice Princess Anne County, 1952-1965.
Member health care consumer county Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, 1980-1990. Member county of church Ghent United Methodist Church, since 1950, teacher Bible class, since 1966, master, member committee Boy Scouts of America, Sea Scouts. Member Council of Ministries, 1955-1988, chairman commission on Christian concerns Methodist Church, 1971-1976.
Co-founder, chairman, president of the board directors Ghent Venture, Inc. Vice president Norfolk Seaman's Society, 1970-1980, board directors, since 1990, vice president. Board directors Handicaps Unlimited of Virginia, legislation chairman, legal advisor.
Volunteer prayer counsellorChristian Broadcast Network, since 1977. Co-founder, board directors Virginia Association of Blind, since 1977. Director Norfolk Interfaith Coalition for the Elderly, Tidewater Christian Outreach Project.
President Mobility on Wheels, Inc., 1980-1983, board directors, since 1977. Member committee for therapeutic recreation of handicapped people City of Norfolk, since 1991. Co-founder, vice-president, director New Life Development.
Pro bono counsel Tidewater Legal Aid Society, since 1989. Comdr.USN, to 1962. Member American Bar Association, Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, Virginia State Bar Association (Lawyers Helping Lawyers), Virginia Bar Association, Judicial Society, Christian Legal Society, Am.Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (past commander), Junior Chamber of Commerce, Jesus to the World Evangelistic Association (co-founder, board directors, vice president, Chairman of the Board), Masons, Shriners, Kiwanis, Retired Officers Association, The Fleet Reserve, Tin Can Sailors Association, Mine Warfare Association, The Caine Mutineers, McNeil Law Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa (secretary Tidewater Alumni chapter), Tau Kappa Alpha.
Married Martha de WeeseGuild, February 5, 1943 (deceased March 1991). Children: Charles Lydon III, John Morgan, Marshall Guild, deWeese Toone. Married Lynn Aikens Johnson, July 13, 1993.