Background

Abney, Frederick Sherwood was born on December 2, 1919 in Brownwood, Texas, United States. Son of DeWitt Fleetwood and Margaret (Lyles) Abney.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Texas, Austin, 1942; Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, Austin, 1947.

Career

Private practice, Brownwood, 1948-1949; private practice, Dallas, 1949-1994.

Achievements

• Bar: Texas bar 1947, Supreme Court of the United States Court bar 1963.

Membership

Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American, Dallas bar associations, State Bar Texas, American Judicature Society, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation (life fellow), Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Phi.

Connections

Married Jeanne Elizabeth Larson, February 28, 1942. Children: Stephen Frederick, James Lorntz.

father:

DeWitt Fleetwood Abney

mother:

Margaret (Lyles) Abney

spouse:

Jeanne Elizabeth Larson

child:

James Lorntz Abney

child:

Stephen Frederick Abney