Background
Donnell, Harold Eugene was born on November 10, 1887 in Mount Desert, Maine, United States. Son of Orrin A. and Laura A. (Gilley) Donnell.
Donnell, Harold Eugene was born on November 10, 1887 in Mount Desert, Maine, United States. Son of Orrin A. and Laura A. (Gilley) Donnell.
Student Coburn Classical Institute, Waterville, Maine, Colby College, Harvard. Law student of University Baltimore, 1924-1925.
1 son, Harold Eugene. Principal, superintendent schools, state Maine, 1909-1915. Lecturer crime subjects 1920-1966.
Superintendent Maine Reformatory for Men, 1920-1924, Maryland.
Training School for Boys, 1924-1930, superintendent prisons and administrator Department Correction 1930-1958. Member board probation and parole state Maryland., 1936-1953.
Honorary member Grand Jury Association, Baltimore, 1924. Chairman social welfare survey committee, Maryland., 1929-1930.
Member attorney general’s conference on crime, 1934, youth conference, 1946.
Member National Parole Conference, 1939, Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1918-1920. Administrator, education officer United States Naval Prison. New prison building named Harold Eugene Donnell, 1964.
Member board probation and parole state Maryland., 1936-1953. Honorary; member Grand Jury Association, Baltimore, 1924. Member attorney general’s conference on crime, 1934, youth conference, 1946.
Member National Parole Conference, 1939, Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1918-1920.
Member Osborne Association (director), Mental Hygiene Society, Prisoners Aid Association, Sons of the American Revolution, American Prison Association (president 1946-1947), Southern States Prison Association (president 1949-1950), Delta Kappa Epsilon. Mason (32°, Shriner), Odd.
Clubs: Harvard.
Married Mildred L. Ayer, March 29, 1912. Married second, Ruth East. Meeth, June 14, 1934. Children: Doris A. (Mistress John Vickory), Jean M. (Mistress William Anderson).