Background
Vrooman, Clare Martin was born on March 7, 1892 in Monroeville, Ohio, United States. Son of Benjamin and Frances (Firby) Vrooman.
Vrooman, Clare Martin was born on March 7, 1892 in Monroeville, Ohio, United States. Son of Benjamin and Frances (Firby) Vrooman.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1915. Bachelor of Laws, Western Reserve U. Law School, 1918.
Admitted to Ohio bar, June 1918. Superintendent Coit-Alber Chautauqua, 1916-1917. Associate with Henderson, Quail, Siddall & Morgan, 1918-1919.
Partner, Clarke, Vrooman & Costello, 1919-1922. Partner, Davis, Young & Vrooman, 1922-1929. Private law practice, 1930-1933.
Partner, Garfield, Cross, Daoust, Baldwin & Vrooman, 1933-1941. Partner, Garfield, Baldwin & Vrooman, since 1941. President The Defiance Pressed Steel Company, Marion, O.
Vice president Realty Investment Company, Cleveland. Assistant secretary Civic League of Cleveland, 1917-1918. Executive director Citizens Bureau Cleveland, 1918-1919.
President Lakewood Republican Club, 1920-1922. Chairman City Manager Plan, Lakewood, O., 1926. President Oberlin College Alumni Association, 1934-1936.
President Cleveland Council on Inter-American Relations, Cleveland. Trustee Citizens Bureau since 1919, Cleveland Church Federation. Member board directors Council on World Affairs, Cleveland.
Member Committee on Foreign Relations, Cleveland. Active in promotion of Basic English as international language since 1939.
Member Cleveland, Ohio State, American and California bar associations, International Association of Insurance Counsel, American Judicature Society, Cleveland and Marion, O. Chambers of Commerce, Phi Alpha Delta. Clubs: Union, Canterbury Golf, City (Cleveland).
Married Jessie Lois Baker, July 3, 1916. Children: Clare Martin, Junior.