Background
Harper, Harold was born on November 22, 1885 in New York City. Son of James Alsop and Emma Louise (Hageman) Harper.
Harper, Harold was born on November 22, 1885 in New York City. Son of James Alsop and Emma Louise (Hageman) Harper.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1905, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, 1907.
Was admitted to New York bar, 1907, United States Supreme Court, 1910, District of Columbia Bar, 1920. Practiced law, New York City, from 1907. Associate Davies, Auerbach & Cornell, 1909-1913.
Member Harper & Matthews and predecessors, from 1920.
Assistant United State Attorneys, 1913-1920. Special assistant to United State Attorneys general, 1920.
Chairman of Commission which drafted unified rules United States District Court Justices, Southern and Eastern New York, adopted 1952, chairman standing committee rules Southern District New New York Lecturer New York University School Law, 1949-1952, Practising Law Institute, 1939-1946.
Public member Joint Industry Board, Electrical
Contracting Industry.
Member Selective Service Board, 1941-1945. Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers. Member New York County Lawyers Association (director, 1943-1948, Chairman of Commission federal courts, 1938-1953.
Member committee municipal affairs, 1949-1952), New York Bar Association, American Bar Association, Seventh Regiment Veterans Association (past
Clubs: University, Columbia, Lawyers (New York City).
Married Elizabeth Roop, June 9, 1923. Children: James Albert, Mary (Mistress Mary Harper Hutchins).