Nicholas Stallworth McGowin

Background

McGowin, Nicholas Stallworth was born on May 17, 1912 in Chapman, Alabama, United States. Son of James Greeley and Essie (Stallworth) McGowin.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Alabama, 1933; postgraduate, Pembroke College postgraduate, University of Oxford, England, 1933-1934; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1937.

Career

Practice in, Greenville, Alabama, 1937-1939; practice in, Philadelphia, 1939-1941; practice in, Washington, 1941-1942; practice in, Mobile, Alabama, 1946-1995; associate, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, 1939-1941; member legal staff, British Purchasing Commission, 1941-1942; member firm, Thornton & McGowin, 1956-1991. Chairman Alabama Fulbright Scholarship Committee, 1951-1972.

Achievements

• Nicholas Stallworth McGowin has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Mobile Symphony, 1956-1958. Chairman board trustees Lyman Ward Military Academy, Mobile Public Library, 1969-1970. Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945, PTO. Member American Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association (chairman real property, probate and trust section 1970-1971), Mobile Bar Association (president 1974), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Clubs: Country (Mobile), Athelstan (Mobile). Boston (New Orleans).

Connections

Married Elizabeth Brittain Smith, April 21, 1945. Children: Nicholas Stallworth (deceased), Peter H., Elizabeth.

Father:

James Greeley McGowin

Mother:

Essie (Stallworth) McGowin

Spouse:

Elizabeth Brittain Smith

child:

Peter H. McGowin

child:

Elizabeth McGowin

child:

Nicholas Stallworth McGowin (deceased)