Background
Morford, James Richard was born on August 17, 1898 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William H. and Ella P. (Ward) Morford.
Morford, James Richard was born on August 17, 1898 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William H. and Ella P. (Ward) Morford.
Educated Dickinson College of Law, 1916-1917. George Washington University, Law School, 1921. Bachelor of Laws.
Admitted to Delaware bar, 1921, and since engaged in general practice of law at Wilmington. Member Marvel & Morford, predecessors and successors, since 1925. Now private practice.
Assistant city solicitor, Wilmington, 1923-1925.
Chief deputy attorney general, Delaware, 1925-1928. City solicitor, Wilmington, 1935-1938.
Attorney general of Delaware 1939-1943.
Served as ensign, United States Naval Air Service, 1918-1919. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation. Member American (chairman house delegations, 1948-1950, Board of Governors, 1943-1946, 1948-1950), Delaware State (president 1940-1942), and New Castle Company (president 1933-1935) bar associations, Association Bar City of New York, American Counsel Association (president 1948-1950), American Legion, Veterans, Foreign Wars.
Mason (32°), Elk.
Clubs: University and Whist, Country (Wilmington).
Married Claire A. Rhoads, May 5, 1917 (divorced 1936), children—James R., Junior, Constance. Married second, Elizabeth East. Meigs, April.