Background
Poole, Gordon Leicester was born on December 25, 1926 in Minneapolis. Son of Arthur Bensell and Mildred Loyal (Wood) Poole.
Poole, Gordon Leicester was born on December 25, 1926 in Minneapolis. Son of Arthur Bensell and Mildred Loyal (Wood) Poole.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1949. Bachelor of Laws, 1952). Member, Geothermal Resources Council, since 1986.
Associate Treadwell & Laughlin, San Francisco, 1953-1954, Lillick, McHose & Charles, San Francisco, 1955-1963, partner, 1963-1997, member executive committee, 1977-1981, chairman management committee, 1981-1984, chairman, 1984-1986. Of counsel Lillick & Charles LLP, 1997-2001, Nixon Peabody LLP, from 2001.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
President Young Republicans, San Mateo County, California, 1958-1959. Vestryman Trinity Episcopal Parish, Menlo Park, California, 1968, 70, 76-78, senior warden, 1970. Served as sergeant United States Army, 1945-1947, Korea.
Member California Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association, Maritime Law Association (committee on marine financing), Maritime Administrative Bar Association, American Bar Association, Managing Partners Association Clubs: Bohemian, World Trade (San Francisco). Ladera Oaks (Menlo Park).
Stamp collecting/philately, marine paintings, prints and memorabilia.
Married Lois Claire Teasdale, October 30, 1954. Children– David Wilson, Edward Gray, Elisabeth Claire.