Background
McCaughan, James Russell was born on June 18, 1907 in near Indianola, Iowa, United States. Son of Ralph Lee and Dorothy (Manbeck) McCaughan.
McCaughan, James Russell was born on June 18, 1907 in near Indianola, Iowa, United States. Son of Ralph Lee and Dorothy (Manbeck) McCaughan.
Bachelor of Arts Florida, 1932. Master of Arts, University Florida, 1935. Bachelor of Laws, University Florida, 1940.
Private practices, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1940—1984. Partner firm English McCaughan & O'Bryan, of counsel. Retired; attorney Florida Condominium Commission, 1972—1973.
Member Broward County Board Public Instruction, 1947—1948, Broward County Law Library Committee, 1955—1956. Board directors Broward County Young Men’s Christian Association, 1952—1962, Southern Scholarship and Research Foundation, 1964—1971, Florida Bar Foundation, 1971—1973. Trustee Florida Southern College, Lakeland, 1967—1977.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Social norms that assume different standards for women than for men in marriage are outdated and should be rejected. Laws in civil society should define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Methodist member is very much a folk theologian who should speak 'plain truth to plain people'.
Member Broward County Board Public Instruction, 1947-1948, Broward County Law Library Committee, 1955-1965. Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, Broward County Bar Association, Florida Bar (governor 1958-1965), Florida Supreme Court History Society (trustee 1988-1997), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Kappa Tau.
Married Mary Louise Hyatt, August 5, 1933. Children: Mary Louise McCaughan Robison, Ralph Lee.
