Background
Belknap, Chauncey was born on January 26, 1891 in Roselle, New Jersey, United States. Son of Chauncey and Emma Louise (McClave) Belknap.
Belknap, Chauncey was born on January 26, 1891 in Roselle, New Jersey, United States. Son of Chauncey and Emma Louise (McClave) Belknap.
Bachelor of Letters, Princeton, 1912. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1915.
Bar: New York bar 1916, District of Columbia Bar 1966. Legal secretary to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1915-1916. Member firm Patterson, Belknap Webb & Tyler (and predecessor firms), New York City, 1920-1980, counsel, 1981-1984.
Past director American Steel Foundries, Lehn & Fink Products Corporation.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Law Institute, American, New York State (president 1960) bar assns), Bar Association City New York (vice president 1966), Harvard Law School Association New York City (president 1957), New York County Lawyers Association Beta Kappa Associates, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: University (New York City), Century (New York City), Princeton (New York City).
Married Dorothy Lamont, June 26, 1926. Children: Louise (Mistress David G. Carter), Robert Lamont, Barbara.