Background

Silver, Melvin Jacob was born on November 12, 1903 in St. Paul. Son of Alexander and Edith (Silberstein) Silver.

Education

Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1923; Juris Doctor, St. Paul College Law, 1927.

Career

Special counsel attorney general office, State of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1944-1945; senior partner, Silver, Ryan & Smith (and predecessor firm Silver, Goff, Murphy Ryan and Dillon), St. Paul, 1945-1988; of counsel, Peterson, Fram & Bergman, P.A., St. Paul, since 1988. Attorney Montgomery Wards, 1938-1955. General counsel Ralph R. Kriesel Company, St. Paul, 1943-1976, ATR Electronics, St. Paul, 1950-1980, Minnesota Capital Corporation, St. Paul, 1960-1963.

General counsel, Chairman, Board Of Directors Sacred Design Association, Minneapolis, 1965-1970.

Achievements

• Bar: Minnesota 1927, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1934.

Membership

Member St. Paul Board Education, 1950-1953. Chairman University Scholarship Committee, Minneapolis, 1951-1975, bond committee State of Isreal, Minnesota, 1952-1956. Member American Bar Association, Minnesota Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association Clubs: St. Paul Athletic, Hillcrest Country.

Lodges: B'nai B'rith (president St. Paul club 1932-1934).

Connections

Married Eleanor Kaufman, January 12, 1930. 1 child, Sandra Joy Silver Alch.

father:

Alexander Silver

mother:

Edith (Silberstein) Silver

spouse:

Eleanor Kaufman

child:

Sandra Joy Silver Alch Silver