Background
Colvin, Howard Milton was born on September 7, 1886 in Bourbon, Indiana, United States. Son of John Wesley and Violet May (Croco) Colvin.
Colvin, Howard Milton was born on September 7, 1886 in Bourbon, Indiana, United States. Son of John Wesley and Violet May (Croco) Colvin.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington, 1910. Bachelor of Laws, Yale, 1912, Juris Scientiae Doctor, 1926. Attended l’Academie de Droit International, The Hague, summers 1931, 32.
Supervisor of schools, Philippine Islands, 1906-1908. Instructor Spanish, U. Washington, 1910. Admitted to Oklahoma bar, 1912, practice at Tulsa, 1912-1915.
Acting head of department social science, assistant professor of law, University of Arizona, 1915-1916.
Acting chancellor, College City of El Paso (Texas), 1916-1917. Associate field director, department military relief, American Red Cross, 1917-1920.
Editor Arizona (monthly magazine), 1920. Assistant professor of law, State University of Montana, 1921-1922, professor, 1922-1927.
Professor of law, Tulane University, 1927-1934.
Lecturer on United States and Latin American relations, Institute of Foreign Affairs, Earlham College, 1934. Lecturer on comparative law, Catholic University of America, 1934-1937. Counsel Federal Emergency Relief Administration, 1934-1937.
Special counsel Resettlement Administration, 1935-1936.
Counsel United States Works Progress Administration, 1936-1939. Chief legal research section, United States Housing Authority, 1939-1941.
Special assistant general counsel, Federal Works Agency 1941-1942. Chief, mutual ownership war housing, legal section, of rural housing, legal section, Federal Public Housing Authority, 1942-1943.
Secretary, and legal counsel, Defense Homes Corporation, 1943-1948.
Member President Loyalty Board for Public Housing, since 1948. Field counsel Public Housing Administration, since 1949. Professor International Law, Washington and Lee University, 1951-1956.
Delaware International Congress of Universities, Havana, Cuba, 1930.
Chairman Committee International Law Sources, Association American Law Schools, 1931-1932. Chairman Consumers Council of National Emergency Council, New Orleans, New Orleans Parish, 1934.
Member National Civil Service Reform League.
Member President Loyalty Board for Public Housing, since 1948. Member National Civil Service Reform League. Member American Bar Association (chairman commission on comparative laws of housing, 1938-1940), Federal Bar Association (chairman commission on cooperation with Inter-American Bar Association, 1944-1946.
Riccobono Seminar of Roman Law American, American Society International Law, Chairman of Commission on coordination of Inter-American law), League of Nations Association (national advising committee, 1925-1945), United Nations League of Lawyers (president), Order of Coif, Phi Delta Phi.
Mason.; Club: Yale (Washington).
Married Katharine Ostrander, February 4, 1922. Children: Milton, Katharine, John Tower.