Background
Hardin, John Ralph was born on February 8, 1897 in Newark. Son of John R. and Jennie Josephine (Roe) Hardin.
Hardin, John Ralph was born on February 8, 1897 in Newark. Son of John R. and Jennie Josephine (Roe) Hardin.
Student Newark Academy. Bachelor of Letters, Princeton, 1917. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1924.
Banking, 1919-1921; admitted to New Jersey bar as attorney, 1923, as counselor, 1927. Partner firm Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, Newark, 1925-1968, counsel, 1968-1970. Director L.V. Ludlow & Company Trustee, Newark Museum.
Vice president, board of trustees Marcus L. Ward Home for Aged and Respectable Bachelors and Widowers.
Served as First lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1917-1919. Member American, New Jersey, Essex County bar associations, Newcomen Society. Clubs: Essex (Newark).
Married Elizabeth Cooper, November 29, 1924. Children: John Ralph, Frances H., Reid.