Background
Houston, Clarence Preston was born on January 23, 1891 in Virgil, South Dakota, United States. Son of John William and Josephine (Powell) Houston.
Houston, Clarence Preston was born on January 23, 1891 in Virgil, South Dakota, United States. Son of John William and Josephine (Powell) Houston.
Student Dean Academy, Franklin, Massachusetts, 1909-1910. Bachelor of Science, Tufts College, 1914, Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), 1952. Bachelor of Laws, Northeastern University, 1923.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar and to practice before the United States District Court. Associate with Russell, Pugh & Joslin, 1924-1929. Member Russell, Houston & Russell, 1929-1938.
Braker professor commercial law Tufts College, 1926-1957, vice president, 1953-1957.
Instructor American Constitution, Commision on Extension Courses, Harvard, 1936-1944.
Served as First lieutenant, later captain, 18th Infantry, American Expeditionary Force, 1917-1919. Trustee Dean Academy, Franklin House, Boston. President National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1955.
Member American, Middlesex County bar associations, Theta Delta Chirurgical
Clubs: University of Boston (president 1933-1935).
Married Marion Ricker, June 25, 1919.