Background
Kirgis, Frederic L. was born on September 25, 1907 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States. Son of Frederic and Anne (Smith) Kirgis.
Kirgis, Frederic L. was born on September 25, 1907 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States. Son of Frederic and Anne (Smith) Kirgis.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1929; Juris Doctor, University of Illinois, 1931; Juris Scientiae Doctor, Yale, 1936.
Instructor law, University of Illinois, 1931-1932; Sterling teaching fellow in law, Yale, 1932-1933; assistant solicitor, unites states department Interior, 1933-1936; first assistant solicitor, unites states department Interior, 1936-1940; special assistant to, United States Attorney General, 1941-1945; partner, Gorsuch, Kirgis, Campbell, Walker & Grover, Denver, 1945-1979; of counsel, Gorsuch, Kirgis, Campbell, Walker & Grover, 1979-1995. Member advisory council United States Public Land Law Review Commission, 1965-1967O.
Member American Bar Association (chairman section administrative law 1965-1966), Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa Clubs Clubs: Denver Country, Denver.
Married Kathryn Burrows, June 30, 1933 (deceased April 1980). Children: Frederic L., Jerry B. (deceased), Ann Patricia.