Background
Dresser, Robert Bartlett was born on December 28, 1880 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Henry Bartlett and Mary Isadore (Griggs) Dresser.
Dresser, Robert Bartlett was born on December 28, 1880 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Henry Bartlett and Mary Isadore (Griggs) Dresser.
Graduate Phillips Exeter Academy, 1898. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1902. Bachelor of Laws, cum laude (editorial board law review 1904-1905), Harvard, 1906.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1906, Rhode Island bar, 1910. Practiced in Providence, 1909-1976. Member firm Edwards & Angell, 1915-1971, counsel, 1971-1976.
Trustee estate of Frank A. Sayles, 1927-1971.
Director Sayles Finishing Plants, Incorporated., Moshassuck Valley R. R. Company, Special Fabrics, Incorporated. Honorary director Industrial National Bank.
Member of committee to revise Rhode Island Corporation Laws, 1918-1920. Member of national committee Taxpayers Committee to End Foreign Aid, Washington. Fellow American Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, North.A.M. (past board directors).
Society Mayflower Descendants, Sons of the American Revolution, Society Colonial Wars, Order Founders and Patriots American. Mason.; Clubs: Yale (New York City).
Married Ruth Greene, November 29, 1919. Married second, Edna M. Clark, November 12, 1971.