Background
Melvin, Frank Worthington was born on August 7, 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Bascom Worthington and Amanda Louisa (Merritt) Melvin.
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Frank Worthington Melvin
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1908. Bachelor of Laws, Temple University, 1916.
Career
Bartram (Mistress Delp Waldo Johnson). Teacher, Philadelphia Public Schools, 1908-1916. Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1916, and since practiced in Philadelphia.
Deputy attorney general, 1937-1939.
Standing master, 1942-1944, official examiner for orphans court, since 1944.
Achievements
Membership
Served as First lieutenant, 26th Infantry (under Colonel Theodore Roosevelt), 1st Division and in 2d Division with American Expeditionary Forces. Member Board of Censors Philadelphia Bar, chairman, 1932-1935. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association (board of governors 1935-1938), Military Order Foreign Wars (judge advocate 1935-1940), Military Order of World War, American Legion (founder and 1st commander Post Northern 70.
Member County Council), Swedish Colonial Society (governor 1936-1946, honorary governor for life, 1946), Pennsylvania Society Mayflower Descendants (governor 1937-1939), New England Society Pennsylvania (president 1947-1954), Colonial Society Pennsylvania (governor 1951-1953), Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (honorary vice president for life, 1952), History Society of Pennsylvania, South.R., Society of War of 1812 (vice president 1952), Society Colonial Wars, Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick (president 1934-1936, president emeritus 1958).
Clubs: Lawyers, Caveat (Philadelphia), Army & Navy, Washington, District of Columbia.
Connections
Married Bertha Priscilla Haines, June 24, 1911.
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Nationality
American