Background
Benton, Edward Lamar was born on July 27, 1906 in Macon, Georgia, United States. Son of Daniel Morrison and Emma Jane (Crumo) Benton.
Benton, Edward Lamar was born on July 27, 1906 in Macon, Georgia, United States. Son of Daniel Morrison and Emma Jane (Crumo) Benton.
Bachelor of Laws, Mercer University, 1929.
Admitted to Georgia bar, 1929, then practiced in Macon. Partner firm Jones, Cork, Miller & Benton, 1968-1972.
Member American Bar Association, State Bar Georgia, American Judicature Society, Phi Alpha Delta. Mason (32 degree, Shriner), Elk, Moose.
Married Mary Wynelle Willums, December 19, 1928. Children: Edward Bruce, Mary Lamar (Mistress James West. Grimsley).