Background
Hampton, Gordon Francis was born on July 14, 1912 in Fullerton, California, United States. Son of Lorenzo Arnie and Katharine (Twombly) Hampton.
Hampton, Gordon Francis was born on July 14, 1912 in Fullerton, California, United States. Son of Lorenzo Arnie and Katharine (Twombly) Hampton.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1935; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1938.
Since practiced in, Los Angeles. Partner firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton (and predecessors), since 1945. Instructor Loyola University Law School, Los Angeles, 1942-1943.
Lecturer California State Bar Continuing Education Program, 1950, 59. Vice chairman Los Angeles County Republican Central Committee, 1947-1948. Member California Republican Central Committee, 1947-1948.
Board directors Fellows Contemporary Art, since 1975, chairman, 1982-1984. Chairman Fellows Pasadena Art Museum, 1972-1975. Trustee Museum Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1983-1994, 95—, vice president, 1988-1990.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (chairman antitrust section committee supplementary antitrust sanctions 1964-1967, lecturer National Institute Antitrust Law 1967, 69, 72, 78, chairman national institutes antitrusts law subcommittee 1967-1971, member council antitrust law section 1971-1975, budget officer antitrust law section 1975-1977), District of Columbia Bar Association, California Bar Association, Los Angeles Bar Association (trustee 1958-1960), American Judicature Society, Stanford University Alumni Association (president 1961-1962), Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Valley Hunt (Pasadena).
Chancery (Los Angeles), California (Los Angeles).
Married Virginia Rivers, September 5, 1943 (deceased January 1968). Children: Roger Keith, Katharine Virginia (Mistress Thomas M. Shenk), Wesley Gordon.