Background
Forsythe, Earl Andrew was born on December 24, 1904 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Son of Andrew Johnson and Mary Susan (Snyder) Forsythe.
lawyer steel company executive
Forsythe, Earl Andrew was born on December 24, 1904 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Son of Andrew Johnson and Mary Susan (Snyder) Forsythe.
Dickinson College (Bachelor of Arts, 1928). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1931). Phi Alpha Delta.
Of counsel Worsham, Forsythe & Wooldridge, Dallas, from 1951. Chairman board emeritus Austin Steel Company, Inc., 1967-1987. Distinguished professor University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, since 1993.
Chairman Dallas chapter American Red Cross, 1963-1965, honorary life board directors, since 1977. Founder, general counsel Community Chest Trust Fund (now Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.), Dallas, 1955-1961. Board directors United Way Metropolitan Dallas, 1964-1972, Dallas County Hospital District, 1965-1975.
Life board directors, former chancellor Episcopal School of Dallas, since 1983. President Salesmanship Club Dallas, 1957-1958. Chairman board Children's Bureau, Dallas, 1951-1954.
Board directors Dallas Child Guide Clinic, 1972-1975. Member advisory council St. Philips School and Community Center. Chairman board, board directors Canterbury House, 1955-1958.
Board directors Gaston Episcopal Hospital, 1972-1981. Trustee Shelter Ministries Dallas Foundation, since 1993. Member American Bar Association, Texas Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association (secretary), Dallas Chamber of C. (director 1965-1966).
Clubs: Crescent, Dallas.
Married Janet Kendall, April 2, 1937. Children: Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Gail, Judith Forsythe Sanford, Andrew.