Background
Crossman, Edgar Gibson was born on April 26, 1895 in Lisbon, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Edgar Orrin and Florence Alice Lavinia (Gibson) Crossman.
Crossman, Edgar Gibson was born on April 26, 1895 in Lisbon, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Edgar Orrin and Florence Alice Lavinia (Gibson) Crossman.
Student Phillips Andover Academy, 1912-1913. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1917. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1922.
Admitted to New York bar, 1923. With firm Winthrop & Stimson, New York City, 1922-1925, Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Gardiner & Reed, 1925-1928, 29-34, member firm, since 1934. Legal advisor to Henry L. Stimson, Governor-General Philippines, 1928-1929.
Served as First lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army, 1917-1919, battery commander 1918-1919, lieutenant colonel to colonel, civil affairs work, General MacArthur’s Staff, during World World World War World War II Member Association Bar City New York (chairman admissions committee and
Married Helen Greatsinger Farrell, January 21, 1929. Children: Edgar Orrin II, Patrick Farrell, John Gibson.