Background
Elder, James Lanphere was born on March 21, 1914 in Hanover, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Ray and Frances Mae (Lanphere) Elder.
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James Lanphere Elder
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Bachelor, Hampden-Sydney College, 1936. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1939.
Career
Associate firm Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, Cincinnati, 1942-1949. Partner firm Nieman, Aug, Elder & Jacobs (and predecessor), since 1949. Professor Salmon P. Chase College Law, 1952-1960, Cincinnati Law School, 1961.
Lecturer Ohio Bar Legal Education Program.
Achievements
Membership
Founding member Greater Cincinnati Foundation, 1963-1976, chairman distribution committee, 1969-1970. Elder Seventh Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati Served with United States Army, 1942-1944. Fellow American Bar Foundation, Ohio State Bar Foundation (president 198-87).
Member American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association (chairman section real property 1966-1968, member executive committee 1975-1977), Cincinnati Bar Association (executive committee 1958-1968, president 1966-1967) Clubs: Cincinnati University (Cincinnati) (board governors 1960-1966), Harvard (Cincinnati) (president 1979-1980), Literary (Cincinnati) (president 1989-1990).
Connections
Married Frances Emily Wagner, January 27, 1950. Children– James Lanphere, William Paddack, Suzanne DuVal.
