Background
Cleave, Harley William Van was born on July 21, 1907 in Davis, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Thomas Jefferson and Bessie (Henderson) Van Cleave.
Cleave, Harley William Van was born on July 21, 1907 in Davis, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Thomas Jefferson and Bessie (Henderson) Van Cleave.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1931. Associate B. Commercial Science, Oklahoma School Accountancy and Finance, 1934. Bachelor of Laws, Tulsa University, 1939.
Accountant, attorney Tidewater Associate Oil Corporation, Tulsa, 1932-1950. Admitted to Oklahoma bar, 1940, since practiced in Tulsa. Partner Van Cleave, Gresham, Liebier, Dalton & Bivens, 1950-1973.
Chairman Oklahoma Bar Seminars.
Member Civilian Production Administration Board, 1947-1948. Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American, Oklahoma, Tulsa County bar associations, Tulsa Law.
Mason (32°, Shriner), Elk.
Married Thelma Florence Smith, August 5, 1933.