Homer Daniel Crott

Background

Crott, Homer Daniel was born on March 15, 1899 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Daniel and Mary Frances (O’Connor) Crott.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Univercity California, 1920, Juris Doctor, 1922. Master of Laws, Harvard, 1923. Doctor of Laws, Trinity College, U. Dublin (Ireland).

Doctor of Humane Letters, California Western University, 1964.

Career

Assistant to director Chabot Observatory, Oakland, California, 1917-1922. With Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, 1923-1972, member firm, 1930-1972. Special assistant to the United States Attorney General, 1953-1955.

Lecturer on legal profession Law School University of Southern California, 1952-1963.

Director Lloyd Corporation Limited., Parkview Apartments Trustee emeritus Claremont U. Center.

Director I.N. and Susannah H. Van Nuys Foundation, 1943-1972, president, 1945-1970. Director and Southwest Museum.

Member of council fellows Pierpont Morgan Library, 1959-1962.

Chairman of the board of trustees Henry East. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, 1957-1972. Director emeritus Los Angeles World Affairs Council.

Achievements

• Homer Daniel Crott has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member International, Inter-American, American (chairman of the section on legal education 1959-1960), Los Angeles County bar associations, State Bar California (president 1950-1951), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Law Institute (committee legal education 1948-1951. Clubs: California, Chancery, Sunset (president 1956) Stock Exchange, Town Hall, Zamarano, Jonathan.

Connections

Married Ida Hull Lloyd, May 12, 1934. Children: Daniel Lloyd, Mary Elizabeth, Anne Lloyd, Peter Lloyd.

Father:

Daniel Crott

Mother:

Mary Frances (O’Connor) Crott

Spouse:

Ida Hull Lloyd

child:

Daniel Lloyd Crott

child:

Mary Elizabeth Crott

child:

Peter Lloyd Crott

child:

Anne Lloyd Crott