Background
Holmes, Donald Safford was born on September 20, 1888 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Willis Jerome and Ida Corinne (Safford) Holmes.
Holmes, Donald Safford was born on September 20, 1888 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Willis Jerome and Ida Corinne (Safford) Holmes.
Student University of Minnesota, 1907-1909. Bachelor of Laws, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1912.
Admitted to Wisconsin and Minnesota bars, 1912. Clerk with Baldwin & Baldwin, Duluth, 1912-1916, partner since 1916 (firm now Holmes, Mayall, Reavill & Neimeyer).
Served as First lieutenant, Infantry, United States Army, 1917-1918. Colonel, 2d Infantry, Minnesota State Guard, 1941-1947. President Duluth (Minnesota) Community Fund, 1939-1940.
Member Minnesota (president 1941-1942), American bar associations, Duluth Chamber of Commerce (president 1930-1931), Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Ruth Neimeyer, October 7, 1916. Children: Katharine, Mary Louise.