Background
Mechem, Philip was born on December 12, 1892 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Floyd Russell and Jessie (Collier) Mechem.
Mechem, Philip was born on December 12, 1892 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Floyd Russell and Jessie (Collier) Mechem.
Graduate Hotchkiss School, 1911. Student Harvard, 1911-1914. Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1921.
Bachelor of Laws, University Colorado, 1922.
Juris Scientiae Doctor, University of Chicago, 1925.
1 son, Charles East. Assistant professor of law U. Idaho, 1922-1924. Teaching fellow law University of Chicago, 1924-1925. Professor of law U. Kansas, 1925-1928, acting dean law, 1928-1929.
Professor of law Washington University, Saint Louis, 1929-1930.
Professor of law University of Iowa, 1930-1948, University of Pennsylvania, 1948-1963. On leave of absence as head attorney claims division Department of Justice, Washington, 1942-1944.
Member Association American Law Schools (president 1957), Phi Delta Phi, Order of Coif. Clubs: Merion Cricket, Franklin Inn (Philadelphia).
Married Catharine B. Evans, September 9, 1922.