Background
Leisure, George Stanley was born on August 14, 1889 in Slater, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph A. and Nancy A. (Keeton) Leisure.
Leisure, George Stanley was born on August 14, 1889 in Slater, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph A. and Nancy A. (Keeton) Leisure.
Bachelor of Philosophy Chicago, 1914. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1917. Doctor of Laws, Friends University, 1937.
Assistant United State Attorneys Southern District New York, 1925-1927. Was chief criminal division Office United States Attorney. Special department attorney general New York in prosecution election frauds, 1928, chief assistant bankruptcy inquiry, conducted by Association Bar City New York, County Lawyers’ Association and Bronx County Bar Association, 1929-1930.
Member firm Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City Washington, Paris, France and London.
Chief assistant in case United States versus Harry M. Daugherty, former attorney general United States and Thomas West. Miller, former alien property custodian, 1927. Defense counsel Waialua Agricultural Company in Christian versus Waialua, Honolulu, 1929.
Associate with Clarence Darrow in defense Fortescue-Massie case, Honolulu, 1932. Defense counsel Joseph West. Harriman, president Harriman National Bank, New York City, 1934.
Of defense counsel East.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company and Remington Arms Company munitions investigation, Washington, 1934, United States versus Radio-Keith-Orpheum Distributing Corporation, Warner Brothers and Paramount motion picture companies, Saint Louis, 1935-1936, United States versus Standard Oil Corporation and 23 other oil companies, 1937.
Chief defense counsel Federal Trade Commission versus Cement Institute and 75 cement companies, Washington, 1937-1941, Interstate Commerce Commission versus C. & O. Railway, Nickel Plate Railway and Pere Marquette Railway, 1944. Of counsel State of Georgia versus Pennsylvania Railroad, et. al., Supreme Court, Washington, and Missouri Pacific Railroad Reorganization, Saint Louis, 1945. Chairman board Children’s Village.
Trustee Missouri Valley College.
Past trustee Choate School.
Member firm Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City Washington, Paris, France and London. Served as pilot United States Army, World War I. Fellow, regent American College Trial Lawyers.
Member Harvard Law School Association New York City (past president), Choate Fathers Association (president), American, New York State, New York County, New York City bar associations, American Legion, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Mason.; Clubs: Harvard, Downtown Association, River, Harvard Law, Downtown Athletic, New York Athletic, New York Yacht, India House, Creek (New York City).
Married Lucille East. Pelouze, October 27, 1923. Children: George South., David B., Peter K., Michael West. Law practice office Charles East. Hughes, New York City, 1919.