Background
VAN DUSEN, Lewis Harlow was born on July 19, 1876 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Son of Joseph B. and Ellenora (Richstine) Van Dusen.
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Lewis Harlow VAN DUSEN
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William Penn Charter School, 1894. Princeton University, Bachelor of Arts, 1898. University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Laws, 1901.
Career
Y. Formed a law partnership with law firm, Scott, Van Dusen and Archbald. Recorder, Deputy Prothonotary and Prothonotary of Law Academy, of Philadelphia, 1907-1910, Vice president, 1910, President, 1911. Appointed Civil Service Commissioner, Philadelphia, 1911.
Appointed Judge, Orphan’s Court, Philadelphia, since 1924. Commissioned Captain, United States Reserve Corps, called to active duty, 1917, promoted to Major, National. Army, 1918, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, 1919, honorably discharged, 1919.
Following War, retained by Government, as legal adviser on settlement of War claims. Secy, of Army Ordnance Association, Philadelphia Dist.
Religion
Protestant Episcopal Church.
Membership
Member: American and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Philadelphia Law Association. Law Academy, of Philadelphia.
Association of the Bar of New York City. New Netherland Society. Historical. Society of Pennsylvania.
National. Civil Service Reform League. National. Assembly of Civil Service Commissioners. Civil Service Association of Pennsylvania.
Military Order of World War. Pennsylvania Commandery. Military Order of Foreign Wars of United States: American Legion Company Committee.
Army Ordnance Association Clubs: Shar^vood Law, Constitutional, Lawyers, Princeton, Union League and City (Philadelphia), Army and Navy (Washington), University, Cottage (Princeton).
Connections
Spouse Muriel Mary Leila Lund, April 13, 1909, Lawrence Park, N.
