Background
Dole, Richard Fairfax was born on July 12, 1936 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Richard Fairfax and Grace Priscilla (Haynes) Dole.
Dole, Richard Fairfax was born on July 12, 1936 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Richard Fairfax and Grace Priscilla (Haynes) Dole.
AB magna cum laude, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, 1958; Bachelor of Laws with distinction, Cornell Univercity, 1961; Master of Laws, Cornell Univercity, 1963; Doctor of Juridical Science, University of Michigan, 1966.
Member of faculty, U. Iowa College Law, 1964-1978;
professor, U. Iowa College Law, 1969-1978;
commissioner uniform state laws, Iowa., 1969-1979;
commissioner uniform state laws, Texas, 1981-1988;
B.W. Young professor, U. Houston Law Center, since 1978. Visiting scholar Institute for Monetary and Economics Studies, The Bank of Japan,1990. Advisory member Iowa Uniform Commercial Code Legislation Study Committee, 1973.
Consultant commission Bankruptcy Laws United States, 1972-1973, National Commission Product Safety,1969-1970. Consultant on bankruptcy revision United States Senate Judicial Committee, 1974-1976.
Member American Law Institute, American Arbitration Association.
Married Linda Ann Ingols, November 12, 1961. Children: Richard Fairfax III, Robert Paul, Mary Grace.