Background
Rothschild, Edwin Alfred was born on October 19, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin and Hannah (Loeb) Rothschild.
Rothschild, Edwin Alfred was born on October 19, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin and Hannah (Loeb) Rothschild.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1931). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1938).
Assistant advertising manager Maurice L. Rothschild, 1931-1935. Associate Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt, Chicago, 1938-1941, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and predecessors, Chicago, 1945-1954, partner, 1954-1995.
Member Hyde Park-Kenwood Conservation Community Council, Chicago, 1958-1993, chairman, 1960-1991. Board directors Southeast Chicago Commission, 1956-1995. Board directors American Civil Liberties Union Illinois, 1969-1995, president, 1975-1977, vice president, general counsel, 1977-1995.
Board directors Metropolitan Planning Council, Chicago, 1958-1995. Trustee Institute Psychoanalysis, Chicago, 1955-1982. Member board Jewish Vocational Service, Chicago, 1948-1954, president, 1952-1953.
Board directors Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Chicago, 1969-1995, secretary, 1978-1987, co-chairman, 1987-1989. Board directors Merrill's Marauders Association, 1993-1995. Lieutenant United States Army, 1941-1945.
Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (chairman committee civil rights 1951-1953, Chicago Council Lawyers (board directors 1977-1981), Cliffdwellers Club, Quadrangle Club.
Married Ann Meyer, April 6, 1939. Children: Michael, Jo Ann.