Dorothea Merrill Dryer

Background

Dryer, Dorothea Merrill was born in Salt Lake City. Daughter of George Edmund and Lillian (Chapman) Merrill.

Education

AB, Stanford University, 1936; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1940.

Career

Clerk to chief justice, Utah Supreme Court, 1941; attorney Bureau Immigration, Department Justice, Washington, 1941-1942; private practice, Salt Lake City, 1943-1947; private practice, Washington, 1948-1990. Deputy county attorney, Salt Lake City, 1947-1948.

Achievements

• Dorothea Merrill Dryer has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association Criminology. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Utah Bar Association, National Association Women Lawyers, American Judicature Society, National Association for Gifted Children, Association for Gifted, Oral History Association, Junior League Washington Club, Potomac Business and Professional Women's Club, National Lawyer's Club.

Connections

Married Edwin Jason Dryer, Feb 28, 1942. Children: Diana Claire Dryer Wright, Faith Ellen.

Father:

George Edmund Merrill

Mother:

Lillian (Chapman) Merrill

Spouse:

Edwin Jason Dryer

child:

Diana Claire Dryer Wright Dryer

child:

Faith Ellen Dryer