Background
Craven, Leslie was born on August 10, 1887 in Lancaster, Indiana, United States. Son of Arthur J. and Emily (Kerr) Craven.
Craven, Leslie was born on August 10, 1887 in Lancaster, Indiana, United States. Son of Arthur J. and Emily (Kerr) Craven.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1909, Juris Doctor, 1911. Fellow Harvard Law School, 1909-1910.
Admitted to Oregon bar, 1912, practiced at Portland until 1916. Assistant counsel Presidents’ Conference Committee (valuation organization of rys.), Chicago, 1916-1918, counsel, 1919-1932. Professor of law Duke, 1932-1934.
Member research staff Joseph B. Eastman, Federal Coördinator of Transportation, 1933-1934, counsel, 1934-1936.
Member Willkie, Owen, Farr, Gallagher & Walton, since 1938. Representative rys. in O’Fallon railroad valuation case, 1927-1929.
Commissioned Second lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army Camp Taylor, 1918.
Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute, Phi Beta Kappa, Order of the Coif. Clubs: Recess, University (North Carolina).
Married November 26, 1921. Children: Elizabeth Page, Frances Louise, Don.