Background
Carton, Laurence Alfred was born on October 11, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alfred Thomas and Mildred (Wells) Carton.
Carton, Laurence Alfred was born on October 11, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alfred Thomas and Mildred (Wells) Carton.
Graduate, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut, 1936; Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1940; Juris Doctor, University of Chicago, 1947.
Worked at Gardner, Carton & Douglas (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Labor Law, Employment Rights Law. Admitted to the bar, 1947, Illinois. Member: Chicago, Lake County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Trustee Morton Arboretum, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Sunday Evening Club. Trustee, chairman Presbyterian Home. Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Member American, Illinois, Lake County, Chicago bar associations, Chicago Zoological Society, Art Institute Chicago (governor), Orchestral Association, Chicago Committee Council Foreign Relations. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia.
Married Ann Fontaine Schmidt, July 2, 1949. Children– Katherine Lynch, Ellen, John Laurence, Mary, Evelyn.