Background
Corry, Edgar Clayton was born on March 25, 1912 in Des Moines. Son of Edgar C. and Anna Marie (Kirk) Corry.
Corry, Edgar Clayton was born on March 25, 1912 in Des Moines. Son of Edgar C. and Anna Marie (Kirk) Corry.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Iowa, 1934, Juris Doctor, 1936.
Admitted to Iowa bar, 1936, Illinois bar, 1951. Practice in Des Moines, 1936-1942, 46-47. Corporate Counsel State of Iowa, 1948-1951.
General counsel, vice-president, director Mather Stock Car Company, Chicago, 1951-1955. Vice president North American Car Corporation, Chicago, 1955, secretary, 1956, general counsel, 1961, director, 1961-1968. Executive vice president, 1963-1968.
Director, secretary National Tank Car Company, Chicago, 1956, treasurer, 1960. Secretary, director North American Car (Canada), Ltd., 1963. Commander Iowa department AMVets, 1946-1947, national commander, 1947-1948, president of the board of trustees AMVets National Service Foundation.
Member federal advising committee on employment security Secretary Labor, 1948-1952. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American, Illinois, Iowa, Chicago bar associations, Delta Upsilon, Delta Theta Phi.
Clubs: University (Chicago).
Married Florence C. Hagenah, February 12, 1943. Children: Lawrence Dunsworth, Sheila Carlstedt, David John.