Background
Elwell, Richard E. was born on May 11, 1895 in Leistershire, England. Son of William Elwell-O’Nions and Elizabeth (Kennedy) Elwell.
Elwell, Richard E. was born on May 11, 1895 in Leistershire, England. Son of William Elwell-O’Nions and Elizabeth (Kennedy) Elwell.
Came United States 1910, naturalized 1919. A. B., University of California, 1924. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1925.
Attorney, Office Alien Property Custodian, 1925-1927. Special assistant to attorney general, 1928. Staff member Fokker Aircraft Corporation, 1928-1930, General Aviation Corporation, 1929-1930.
Director Myers Patents Corporation, 1929-1930. Aircraft Engine Development and Accessory Corporation, 1929-1930. Private practice, Washington, 1930-1934, 60-74.
Division counsel, N.R.A., 1934-1935. General counsel, Prison Industries Reorganization Administration, 1935-1938. 1st assistant to general counsel of joint commission investigating Tennessee Valley Authority, 1938-1939.
Special assistant to solicitor, Department of Interior, 1939-1940. Chief counsel division of compliance Civil aeronautics Administration, 1941, general counsel, 1941-1953, chief I.C.A. O. Mission to Turkish Government, 1953-1954. Special advisor to administrator of Civil Aeros, 1954-1960.
Served with Medical Detachment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Force, 1917-1919. Member of the United States National Commission of Permanent American Aero. Commission, 1942-1943.
Member United States section Comite International Technique d’Experts Juridique Avions, 1946, delegate to conference, Cairo, 1946. Member Lambda Chi Alpha. Private pilot.
Married Anne Brans, January 21, 1928. Children: Richard Brans, Robert Gregory.