Background
Barkdull, Howard L. was born on September 3, 1887 in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. Son of William Roberts and Fannie Elizabeth (Boyer) Barkdull.
Barkdull, Howard L. was born on September 3, 1887 in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. Son of William Roberts and Fannie Elizabeth (Boyer) Barkdull.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1909, Juris Doctor, 1911, honorary Master of Laws, 1940. Doctor of Laws, Western Reserve University, 1952, U. British Columbia, 1952.
September 11, 1917; children—Margery Kelsey, Howard L., Junior Admitted to Michigan State and Ohio State bar, 1911, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1938. Associate with McGraw, Hauxhurst & Saeger, Cleveland, Ohio, 1911-1912. Office attorney and assistant secretary National Carbon Company, 1912-1919.
Associate with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, since 1919, member firm since 1927, specializing in trust, estate and probate law.
Served as Second lieutenant United States Army, 1918. Regional counsel War Emergency Pipelines, Incorporated. (Big Inch), 1942-1945.
Member National Conference Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (member from Ohio since 1940, vice president, 1943-1946.
Member committee and advisers uniform revised sales and investment securities chapter commercial code). Trustee, chancellor Episcopal Diocese Ohio.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (life house delegations) representative Ohio State bar association, 1938-1942.
Member of the Board of Governors 1944-1948.
Member commission on scope and correlation of work 1947-1951, chairman 1947-1949. Member of council of survey of legal profession), Canadian Bar Association (honorary), Ohio State University Bar Association (member Executive Committee, 1934-1940, president, 1938-1939), American Judicature Society (member board directors, since 1939, vice president 1942-1955. Club: Cleveland Union, Mid-Day.
Married Eloise Standart Kelsey. Children: Margery Kelsey, Howard L., Junior.