Background
Divine, Hugh William was born on May 11, 1909 in Albany, Georgia, United States. Son of William Thomas and Mary Irene (Miller) Divine.
Divine, Hugh William was born on May 11, 1909 in Albany, Georgia, United States. Son of William Thomas and Mary Irene (Miller) Divine.
Bachelor of Science, Georgia State College Men, 1932. Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1942. Juris Doctor, Emory University, 1950.
Master of Laws, University Michigan, 1952. Doctor of Juridical Science, University Michigan, 1958.
Assistant professor English Georgia Technology Institute, Atlanta, 1945—1951. Research assistant Ohio State University School Law, Columbus, 1952—1953. Research associate Notre Dame University, 1953—1954.
Assistant professor law Wake Forest College, 1954—1956, associate professor, 1956—1958, professor, 1958—1978, professor emeritus law, from 1978. Visiting professor law Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1979—1982, Emory University School Law, Atlanta, 1967, University South Carolina School Law, Columbia, 1976. Professor law Wake Forest University School Law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from 1982.
Consultant Institute Government, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Member of North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina General Statutes Commission.
Married Marion Elrod Divine, June 10, 1939. Children: Jennie Lou Divine Reid, Mary Jane.