Background
Clemmer, Leon was born on February 11, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leon and Mary Colton (Steele) Clemmer.
Clemmer, Leon was born on February 11, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leon and Mary Colton (Steele) Clemmer.
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 1951.
Architect, Vincent G. Kling, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia, 1951-1956; Architect, Nolen & Swineburne, Philadelphia, 1957-1958; Architect, Gleeson & Mulrooney, Philadelphia, 1958-1962; private practice, Leon Clemmer Architecture, Philadelphia/Jenkintown, since 1962.
Vice chairman Abington Township Planning Commission. Member Philadelphia, Glenside, Jenkintown Chamber of Commerce, Independence Hall Association. Member of the board of managers Abington Young Men’s Christian Association.
Board directors Friends of Historic Rittenhouse Town, Historic Bartram Gardens. With United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Member American Institute of Architects, Pennsylvania Society Architects (board directors), Engineers Club, Foundation for Architecture, Carpenters Company City and County Philadelphia (president), American Society Planning Officials, American Society Church Architecture, National Trust for History Preservation, Society for Industrial Archaeology (board directors), Pennsylvania History Society, OldYork Road History Society (board directors, president), Victorian Society, Union League Philadelphia (board directors), Mennonite Historians Eastern Pennsylvania, Clinkers Club, Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Seaview Country Club, Manufacturers' Country Club, Huntingdon Valley Kennel Club (president), Rotary.
Married Mary Jane Bertolet, 1955, November 19, 1955. Children: Catherine C. Pickell, Leon Junior.