Background
Macfarlane, Howard Pettingill was born on May 28, 1888 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of Hugh Campbell and Frances (Pettingill) Macfarlane.
Macfarlane, Howard Pettingill was born on May 28, 1888 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of Hugh Campbell and Frances (Pettingill) Macfarlane.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1911. Bachelor of Laws, Washington and Lee University, 1913.
Admitted to Florida bar 1913, practiced in Tampa. City attorney City of West Tampa, 1913-1925. Member Macfarlane & Macfarlane, 1917-1925, Macfarlane, Pettingill, Macfarlane & Fowler, 1925-1935, McKay, Macfarlane, Jackson & Ferguson, 1935-1947, Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, from 1947.
General counsel Tampa Morning Tribune, Tampa Daily Times. Board of directors Community Chest of Tampa, 1922-1948, president, 1931-1933. Chairman Hillsborough County Defense Council, 1939-1945.
Served as Second lieutenant, infantry, United States Army, World War I. Member American, Tampa, Hillsborough County bar associations, Florida Bar, American Legion (department judge advisory 1925-1928, department commander 1928-1929), S.A.R., Kappa Alpha (Southern), Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Rotary, Tampa Yacht and Country, University (Tampa).
Married Carolyn Persis Kenyon, April. Children: Jean Fries (Mistress Colin F. Stanley), Hugh Campbell II, Anne Pettingill (Mistress Charles F. Clark).