Background
Bentley, Richard was born on June 5, 1894 in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Son of Cyrus and Elizabeth (King) Bentley.
Bentley, Richard was born on June 5, 1894 in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Son of Cyrus and Elizabeth (King) Bentley.
Preparatory education Francis West. Parker School Chicago, and Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1917. Bachelor of Laws, Northwestern University, 1921.
Doctor of Laws, John Marshall Law School, 1956.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1922, practiced in Chicago. Member Bentley & Bentley, 1922-1923, Cassels, Potter & Bentley, 1923-1951, later Tenney, Bentley, Howell, Askow & Lewis.
Served as Second lieutenant to captain, Infantry, United States Army, 1917-1918. Member Illinois State Board Law Examiners, 1935-1939. Member Chicago Bar Association Foundation (president 1960-1962), American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, American (house of deals 1950-1952, 54-60, 61-70, board editors journal 1947-1970, editor-in-chief of journal 1961-1970), Illinois, Chicago (president 1954-1955) bar associations, Psi Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi, Scroll and Key.
Clubs: Law (president 1958-1959), Commercial, Legal (president 1934-1935), Chicago Literary.
Commercial, University.
Married Phoebe Wrenn Norcross, December 9, 1922. Children: Cyrus, III (deceased), Alice Wrenn (Mistress Samuel M. Rinaker, Junior.