Background
Cranford, Page Deronde was born on November 20, 1935 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph D. and Dorothy (Griffith) Cranford.
Cranford, Page Deronde was born on November 20, 1935 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph D. and Dorothy (Griffith) Cranford.
Washington & Lee University (Bachelor of Science,’ 1958). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1964). Delta Theta Phi. Assistant Vice President, The National Bank of Washington, Washington, D. C., 1958-1963.
Staff Counsel, Comptroller of the Currency, United States. Treasury Department, Washington, D C, 1964-1965. Regional Administrator of National Banks, Richmond, Virginia, 1966-1972.
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Counsel, Fidelity Amer Bankshares, 1972-1975. Attorney, Boothe, Prichard & Dudley, Fairfax, Virginia, 1975-1976. MemberThe District of Columbia Bar.
Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia (Member, Business Law Section, since 1982), Maryland State and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar (Member, Committee on House Counsel, since 1987). (Corporate General Counsel and Deputy Corporate Secretary.
Norfolk Office).
Assistant vice president National Bank Washington, 1958-1965. Staff counsel United States Comptroller of Currency, Washington, 1965-1966, regional administrator national banks Richmond, Virginia, 1966-1972. Senior vice president, secretary, general counsel Fidelity American Bank, Lynchburg, 1972-1975.
Associate Boothe, Prichard & Dudley, Fairfax, 1975-1976. Corporation general counsel Virginia National Bankshares, Norfolk, 1976-1989. Executive vice president, general counsel Sorvan Finance Corp, 1989-1990, senior executive vice president, general counsel, 1990-1991.
Senior executive vice president, general counsel, secretary C&S/Sovran Corporation, Norfolk and Atlanta, 1990-1992. Partner McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe, Norfolk, 1992-1999, partner in charge, 1992-1996. Of counsel McGuire Woods LLP, since 2000.
Adjunct professor School Law Regent University, Virginia Beach, 1995-1999, School Law College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1997-1998.
Trustee Richmond Montessori School, 1970-1972, Lynchburg Montessori School, 1972-1975, James River Day School, Lynchburg, 1973-1975, Virginia Symphony, Norfolk, since 1984. Served to captain United States Army, 1958-1966. Member American Bar Association (banking law subcom, Corporate Counsel subcommittee, business law section), Virginia Bar Association, Maryland Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Town Point Club (Norfolk).
Married Virginia Langen, November 21, 1965. Children: Elizabeth, Courtenay.