Background

Seal, Charles Ryland was born on June 29, 1890 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. Son of William Ryland and Emma Jane (Luck) Seal.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, National University, 1917.

Career

Attorney and examiner, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1918-1927; transportation director, Baltimore Association of Commerce, 1927-1946; director bureau of water carriers and freight forwarders, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1946-1953; general counsel, director bureau transportation, Virginia State Ports Authority, 1953-1957; director transportation, Maryland. Port Authority, 1957-1958; deputy executive director, general counsel, Virginia State Port Authority, 1958-1960; general and commerce counsel, Virginia State Port Authority, from 1960.

Achievements

• Charles Ryland Seal has been listed as a noteworthy State official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman executive committee National Industrial Traffic League, 1943-1944. President Association of Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioners, 1942-1943.

Connections

Son of William Ryland and Emma Jane (Luck) S. M. Jessie Larned Dickson, March 27, 1913. 1 daughter, Nancy Lee (Mistress Clarence Eugene Hauss).

Father:

William Ryland Seal

Mother:

Emma Jane (Luck) Seal

Spouse:

Jessie Larned Dickson