Ira Lloyd Letts

Background

Letts, Ira Lloyd was born on May 29, 1889 in Cortland County, New York, United States. Son of George Judson and Emma (Slater) Letts.

Education

Graduated from the high school, Moravia, New York, 1906. Student Cortland State Normal and Training School. Bachelor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1913, Master of Arts, 1914.

Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1917.

Career

Began practice of law at Providence, Rhode Island, 1917. Member of firm of Curtis, Matteson, Boss & Letts, 1922-1927. Director Tilden-Thurber Corporation, Universal Optical Company, Inc., Clarke & Combs Company, Linden & Company, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, International Hydro-Electric System.

Chairman Republican State Convention, Rhode Island, 1922. Appointed assistant attorney general of the United States by President Coolidge, March 1925, resigned January 1927. Appointed United States district judge for the District of Rhode Island by President Coolidge, June 1927, resigned and resumed law practice, 1935.

Member firm Letts & Quinn.

Membership

Member Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Hope, Turks Head, Agawam, Massasoit, Dunes.

Connections

Married Madeline Houghton Greene, December 29, 1917. Children: Barbara Letts Villard, Houghton (died in service, United States Marines, 1944), Eleanore.

Father:

George Judson Letts

Mother:

Emma (Slater) Letts

Spouse:

Madeline Houghton Greene

child:

Barbara Letts Villard Letts

child:

Houghton (died in service Letts

child:

Marines Letts

child:

Letts

child:

Eleanore Letts