Background
Avery, Christopher Lester was born on September 4, 1872 in Groton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Christopher Lester and Ellen Barber (Copp) Avery.
Avery, Christopher Lester was born on September 4, 1872 in Groton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Christopher Lester and Ellen Barber (Copp) Avery.
Norwich Free AcacL, 1889. Yale University, Bachelor of Arts, 1893. Yale Law School, Bachelor of Laws, 1897.
In. Betby Ann Bouse, 1901, Groton, Conn, (deceased), Elizabeth Anderson Brander, 1906, (deceased). Ethel Gray Bailey, 1917.
1 son, Christopher Lester III. Married second, Elizabeth Anderson Brander, 1906 (died 1915). Children—Betsy Ann, Catherine Barber, William Brander, Elizabeth Brander.
Married 3d, Ethel Gray Bailey, 1917;Gray. Admitted to New York bar, 1897, and began practice at New York City. Moved to New London, Connecticut, 1903.
Member firm Waller, Waller, Avery & Gallup, 1903 to 1920. Judge, Superior Court, Connecticut, 1920-1929. Appointed justice Supreme Court of the Connecticut, 1929, retired 1942.
Now state referee.
Served as Question Manager United States Navy, in United States Ship Jason, Spanish-American War. Member Connecticut House of Representatives, 1913. Member Commision on Uniform State Laws, Connecticut, 1914.
Member Commission Rivers, Harbors and Bridges, Connecticut, 1915.
Married Betsy Ann Bouse, 1901 (died 1903).; married second, Elizabeth Anderson Brander, 1906 (died 1915).; married 3d, Ethel Gray Bailey, 1917.
Children: Betsy Ann, Catherine Barber, William Brander, Elizabeth Brander.