Background
Townes, Edgar Eggleston was born on December 16, 1906 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Son of Edgar Eggleston and MaryElsie (Garrett) Townes.
Townes, Edgar Eggleston was born on December 16, 1906 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Son of Edgar Eggleston and MaryElsie (Garrett) Townes.
Student Rice University, 1923-1924. Students Association
Bar: Texas 1930, United States District Court (southern district) Texas, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), Supreme Court of the United States Court 1953. Association John C. Townes, Junior, Houston, 1930-1931, Vinson, Elkins, Weems and Francis, and predecessors, Houston, 1931-1947. Member Townes and Townes, Houston, 1947.
Lecturer, professor medical jurisprudence College Medicine, Baylor University, 1953-1963.
Lecturer oil and gas South Texas College Law, Houston. Board regents, trustee SouthTex.
Colleges, 1956-1966. Trustee South. Texas College Law, 1966-1989, trustee emeritus, 1989, secretary, 1966-1982, chairman, 1982-1986, commencement speaker, 1978.
Trustee South Texas Law Review, 1958, president, 1964.
Trustee South Texas Foundation, 1977, South Texas Junior College, 1967-1974. Brigade General Tex.State Guard, 1943-1964.
God never intended nor desired for a single person to go to Hell. Sin caused a separation between God and man, and that Jesus’ death on the cross is the only bridge to cross from death to life. This bridge, however, is accessible by anyone at anytime.
Member American Bar Association, State Bar Texas (special conference committee with medical profession 1956-1959, chairman 1958-1959), Houston Bar Association (committee bar candidates Harris County 1961-1963, chairman 1962-1963), Texas State Guard Association (life, president 1961-1962), South Texas College Law Alumni Association (life, Distinguished Svc. award 1989), National Guard Association Texas (associate life), National Rifle Association (life), Texas Rifle Association (life), Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution (life), Ex-Students Association U.Tex. (life), River Oaks Country.
Married Mary Louise Goss, November 10, 1931. Children: Mary Louise Townes Lee, Edgar Goss.