Background
Crabbe, John Roth was born on March 29, 1906 in London, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles C. and Isa M. (Roth) Crabbe.
Crabbe, John Roth was born on March 29, 1906 in London, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles C. and Isa M. (Roth) Crabbe.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio State University, 1927; Master of Arts, Juris Doctor, Ohio State University, 1931; Master of Laws, Harvard, 1932.
Assistant attorney general, State of Ohio, 1933-1937; deputy superintendent insurance, State of Ohio, 1939-1943; superintendent insurance, State of Ohio, 1943-1945; partner, Crabbe & Tootle, London, 1937-1939; associate, Ballard & Dresbach, Columbus, Ohio., 1945-1951; partner, Crabbe, Brown, Jones, Potts & Schmidt (and predecessor firms), Columbus, 1951-1978; of counsel, Crabbe, Brown, Jones, Potts & Schmidt (and predecessor firms), Columbus, 1978-1989.
President Bexley Area Art Guild, 1967. Member Bexley (Ohio) City Council, 1955-1972, president, 1966-1972. Fellow American Bar Association Foundation, Ohio Bar Association Foundation (trustee 1970-1976).
Member American Bar Association (chairman tort and insurance practice section 1962-1963, chairman standing committee unemployment and social security 1965-1966), Ohio Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Association Life Insurance Counsel, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Mason. (Columbus), Columbus Country (Columbus), University (Columbus), Crichton (Columbus).
Married Eleanor S. Hommon, December 20, 1933. Children— Constance (Mistress Michael A. Dehlendorf), Benjamin R. (deceased).