Background
Updike, Edward Lafayette was born on December 16, 1899 in Browntown, Virginia, United States. Son of Byrd Franklin and Mary Bennet (Leach) Updike.
Updike, Edward Lafayette was born on December 16, 1899 in Browntown, Virginia, United States. Son of Byrd Franklin and Mary Bennet (Leach) Updike.
Student Virginia Polytech. Institute, 1918; Bachelor of Commercial Science, Southeastern University, 1921, student American University, 1922-1923. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1926.
Auditor and accountant, Bureau Internal Revenue, 1920-1930. Admitted to District Columbia bar, 1926. Supreme Court of the United States Court bar, 1938, United States Court of Claims, United States Tax Court, 1942.
Special attorney office chief counsel, Bureau Internal Revenue, 1931-1942.
Associate, Miller and Chevalier, 1942-1949, partner McClure & Updike, since 1949.
Served with United States Army, 1918. Member American, District of Columbia Bar associations.
Married Laela Eugenie Mattingly, January 18, 1933. Children: Jon Edward, Mary Sue.