Background
Ehrmann, Herbert Brutus was born on December 15, 1891 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Hilmar and Ernestine (Heissman) Ehrmann.
Ehrmann, Herbert Brutus was born on December 15, 1891 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Hilmar and Ernestine (Heissman) Ehrmann.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1912. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard Law School, 1914.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1915, and began practice at Boston. Member Goulston & Stores from 1921. Board of directors United States Trust Company, Boston.
Chairman Woman’s Clothing Wage Board of Massachusetts, 1915-1919.
Member War Labor Policies Board, 1918-1919. Director Industrial Relations Division United States Shipping Board, 1919.
Counsel (with William G. Thompson) for Sacco and Vanzetti, 1926-1927.
President Hale House Association, Greater Boston Federation Neighborhood Houses, 1934-1937. Trustee Massachusetts Training Schools, 1933-1937.
Member Massachusetts Judicial Council, 1934-1937.
Member Massachusetts Civil Service Commission, 1939-1945. Member American Jewish Committee, (president 1959-1961, honorary president from 1961), American, Massachusetts, Boston (council) bar associations, Old South Association (manager), Chamber of Commerce, Delta Sigma Rho. Club: Harvard.
Married Sara Emelie Rosenfeld, May 12, 1917. Children: Hilmar Bruce, Robert Lincoln.
