Background
Templeton, Richard Harkness was born on September 23, 1877 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Son of Thomas and Charlotte (Harkness) Templeton.
Templeton, Richard Harkness was born on September 23, 1877 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Son of Thomas and Charlotte (Harkness) Templeton.
Preparatory education, Central High School, Buffalo. Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, 1899, studied law, same university.
Admitted to New York bar, 1901, and began practice at Buffalo. Lecturer on corporations, University of Buffalo, 1910-1925. United State Attorneys Western District of New York, by appointment of President Coolidge, 1925-1935.
Major of 74th Infantry of New York Neuropsychology Group Director Buffalo Association for the Blind, Legal Aid Bureau, Buffalo Museum of Science.
Member American, New York State and Erie County Bar Associations, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Phi. Mason (32 degree).
Married Mai Morgan, 1908. Children: Richard Harkness, Mary Reese, Jean Morgan.