Clarence Andrew Southerland

Background

Southerland, Clarence Andrew was born on April 10, 1889 in Baltimore. Son of Clarence and Amey (Fairbank) Southerland.

Education

Student Friends School, Wilmington, Delaware, 1895-1905, Princeton, 1905-1907. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1913. Doctor of Laws, University Delaware, 1956.

Career

Admitted to Delaware bar, 1914, practiced at Wilmington, 1914-1951. Attorney general State Delaware, 1925-1929. Chief justice Supreme Court Delaware, 1951-1963.

Counsel Potter, Anderson & Corroon.

Achievements

• Clarence Andrew Southerland has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the American, Delaware State (president 1933-1935), New Castle Company and City of New York bar associations. Clubs: Greenville Country.

Connections

Married Katharine Virden, January 11, 1923. Children: Katherine Virden (Mistress Stuart H. Johnson, Junior.