Harold Jesse Edelson

Background

Edelson, Harold Jesse was born on July 16, 1921 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Flora (Friedman) Edelson.

Education

BSS, City College of New York, 1942. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1951.

Career

Foreign service officer United States Embassy, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1947-1948. Associate Casey, Lane & Mittendorf, New York City, 1951-1963. Assistant to general counsel C.I.T. Finance Corporation, 1963-1970.

Senior attorney Columbia Gas System Service Corporation, 1970, Wilmington, Delaware, 1970-1973, counsel, since 1973.

Achievements

• Harold Jesse Edelson has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to corporal United States Army, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association, Delaware State Bar Association, Columbia Law School Alumni Association.

Interests

• Reading, professional activities, classical music, football, boxing.

Connections

Married Rita Beth Jacobs, November 21, 1951. Children: James I., William J. H.

Father:

William Edelson

Mother:

Flora (Friedman) Edelson

Spouse:

Rita Beth Jacobs

child:

James I. Edelson

child:

William J. H. Edelson