Harry Cooper Mabry

Background

Mabry, Harry Cooper was born on February 16, 1895 in Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States. Son of Jesse J. and Onie (Nance) Mabry.

Education

Graduate summa cum laude, Southwestern College, 1916; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1923; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1971.

Career

Practiced in Los Angeles, from 1924. Counsel Boulder Dam project, Boulder Dam power line, Mono Basin Water Development. Local counsel Manufacturers Trust Company, New York City.

Special counsel Superintendent Banks of California. Attorney for heirs of Lady Mendl, Don Kosloff, William Cornell Greene, Mary Greene Wiswall, Michael O'Donnell, Frank Wilkins, others. Superintendent Moorewood public schools, 1913-1915.

Achievements

• Bar: California 1924.

Membership

Regional representative Yale Law School, 1928-1936. Chairman Yale Class Reunion, 1938,63, 68, 73. Member Yale University Alumn Board, 1968-1983, Yale Law School Graduate Board, 1957-1983, Yale class secretary, 1962-1983.

Board of Governors Yale Public Association, 1933-1938. First lieutenant United States Army, World War I, aviator. Member American Bar Association (resolutions committee 22 years, chairman 1963-1964), Los Angeles County Bar Association, American College Probate Counsel (founder, president 1949), American JudicatureSoc., Chancery Club American (president 1929-1930), American Legion (commander Los Angeles post 1938-1939), Sons of the American Revolution (president Los Angeles 1942-1950), California Junior Chamber of Commerce (president 1929-1930), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Society Authors and Composers Mexico, Los Angeles World Affairs Council, Book and Gavel (Yale), Masons, Shriners, Scottish Rite, Yale of Southern California (president 1934-1936), Los Angeles Athletic, Greater Los Angeles Press clubs, Phi Alpha Delta, Pi Kappa Delta, Tau Kappa Epsilon.

Connections

Married LaVerne Dages, June 30, 1930. Children: Dorothy Mabry Chambers, Marjorie Mabry Howard, Elizabeth Mabry Rhodes.

Father:

Jesse J. Mabry

Mother:

Onie (Nance) Mabry

Spouse:

LaVerne Dages

child:

Dorothy Mabry Chambers Mabry

child:

Marjorie Mabry Howard Mabry

child:

Elizabeth Mabry Rhodes Mabry