Background
Donovan, Richard P. was born on August 14, 1921 in New York City. Son of Gerald and Louise (Priddie) Donovan.
Donovan, Richard P. was born on August 14, 1921 in New York City. Son of Gerald and Louise (Priddie) Donovan.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1942). Cornell Law School (Juris Doctor, 1948).
Worked at Sullivan & Donovan, Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in Municipal Finance, Trusts and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1948, New New York Phi Beta Kappa. Attorney, United States.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1947-1948.
Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1948-1950. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1950-1953. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
New York State Bar Association.
Board governors Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester, New Rochelle, New York, since 1974, New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, New York City, since 1969. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945, European Theatre of Operations, PTO. Member New York State Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York, Yale Club New York City, Dunes Club, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Married Edythe Walden Thurber, August 12, 1943 (deceased). Children: Edythe Donovan Oakley (deceased), Patrick, Nena Donovan Levine, Caroline, Margaret Donovan Donovan, William.