Background
Ronon, Gerald was born on May 20, 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Andrew Thomas and Annie Mary (Fitzgerald) Ronon.
Ronon, Gerald was born on May 20, 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Andrew Thomas and Annie Mary (Fitzgerald) Ronon.
Bachelor of Science in economics, Philadelphia Central High School, 1908.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1911, and became member Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young. Manager Beneficial Saving Fund Society of Philadelphia. Director General Cold Storage Company, Murphy Oil Corporation of Pennsylvania, Botfield Refractories Company, Liberty Real Estate Bank and Trust Company, Andorra Nurseries, Incorporated, Penn Sugar Properties Corporation, Towson Nurseries, Incorporated, Cumberland Cemetery Company.
Legal counsel Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 1944.
Trustee John Jay Tyler Arboretum, Saint Vincent’s Home, Saint Vincent’s Hospital for Women and Children, Philadelphia, director Laymen’s Week-End Retreat League of Philadelphia.
Member advisory board Villanova College, American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia bar associations, Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute, Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick (Philadelphia), Penna. Society in New York, American Catholic History Society, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania History Society, American Academy Political and Social Science of Philadelphia. Clubs: Union League, Lawyers, Caveat (legal), Catholic Philopatrian (Philadelphia).
Married Isabel Greble Acker, April 23, 1913. Children: Anne Patricia (Mistress James McCrea, Junior.