Background
Roberts, George Litch was born on December 30, 1836 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Reuben and Jane (Litch) Roberts.
Roberts, George Litch was born on December 30, 1836 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Reuben and Jane (Litch) Roberts.
Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, 1859 (valedictorian), Master of Arts, 1862. Attended Harvard Law School, 1862.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1864. Principally identified with patent litigation. Counsel for American Bell Telephone Сompany and American Telephone
& Telephone
Company, November 1881-January 1915. Retired from practice. Spent greater part of 7 years in defending the former company against suit of the United States to repeal the Bell patents.
Mason. Wrote essay, “The Domain of Utilitarian Ethics,” International Journal of Ethics, 1903.
Married Hinda Barnes, December, 1865 (died 1909). Children: Odin Barnes, Harold Barnes.