Background
Alley, Rayford Wardlaw was born on August 1, 1890 in Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Albert Rayford and Maude (Wardlaw) Alley.
Alley, Rayford Wardlaw was born on August 1, 1890 in Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Albert Rayford and Maude (Wardlaw) Alley.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University, 1910. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1914.
Admitted to New York bar, 1914, and since practiced in New York City. Associate with Satterlee, Canfield & Stone, 1914-1917. Member Alley & Voorhees, 1919-1921, Ewing, Alley & Voorhees, 1921-1925, Alley & Geer, 1925-1929, Glenn, Alley & Geer, 1929-1933.
Private practice, 1933-1941, senior partner Alley, Cole, Grimes & Friedman since 1948.
Chairman General Pumice Corporation, Santa Fe.
Member Alley & Voorhees, 1919-1921, Ewing, Alley & Voorhees, 1921-1925, Alley & Geer, 1925-1929, Glenn, Alley & Geer, 1929-1933. Served with Company K. 7th Regiment, National Guard, New York, 1913-1916, and with Squadron A, Mexican Border, 1916-1917. Member Columbia Associates.
Member American, New York State bar associations, Association Bar of City New York, American br International Law Association, Beta Theta Pi.
Mason.; Clubs: Church, Downtown Athletic, Broad Saint, Turf and Field (New York).
Married Ruth Lipscomb, 1916 (deceased). Married second, Emilie Dietrich, 1937. Children: Ruth Lipscomb, Rayford Wardlaw.