Background
Carpenter, Lewis Hewitt was born on December 11, 1907 in New Castle, Indiana, United States. Son of Orville Oren and Myrtle (Hewitt) Carpenter.
Carpenter, Lewis Hewitt was born on December 11, 1907 in New Castle, Indiana, United States. Son of Orville Oren and Myrtle (Hewitt) Carpenter.
Bachelor, DePauw University, 1929. Juris Doctor, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1933.
With, Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Company, Chicago, 1929-1936; private practice law, Marion, Indiana, since 1936. Executive secretary Indiana Interstate Cooperative Commission, Indianapolis, 1941-1943.
President board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Marion, 1943-1945, chairman board of trustees, 1961-1962. President Marion Easter Pageant, Inc., 1946-1947. Trustee DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1955-1958.
Board directors Community Foundation Grant County, Inc., Marion, 1984-1987. Charter member board directors Marion Philharmonic Association. Past member, board directors Marion Public Library., Family Service Society Inc., Meals on Wheels, Inc.
Member American Bar Association, Indiana Bar Association, Grant County Bar Association (president 1954), Marion Chamber of Commerce, Grant County Chamber of C., Rotary (president 1946-1947), Knights of Pythias, Sigma Chi, Sigma Delta Chi, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Amelia Bernadette Zeller, July 3, 1937.