Robert Lee Austin

Background

Austin, Robert Lee was born on July 13, 1918 in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of Wilbur George and Bessie (Lee) Austin.

Education

Indiana University (Bachelor of Arts, 1939. Juris Doctor, 1942). Phi Delta Phi. Faculty Member, University of Kansas, March to September, 1946.

Assistant to the Dean and Member of the Law Faculty, Indiana University Law School, 1946-1947.

Judge, Anderson City Court, 1952-1955.

Career

Worked at Busby, Austin, Cooper & Farr (Anderson, Indiana) specializing in Probate and Estate Planning, Corporations, Real Estate. Admitted to the bar, 1942, Indiana. 1947, United States. Supreme Court.

Phi Delta Phi.

Faculty Member, University of Kansas, March to September, 1946. Assistant to the Dean and Member of the Law Faculty, Indiana University Law School, 1946-1947. Judge, Anderson City Court, 1952-1955.

Member: Madison County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Indiana Bar Foundation.

Achievements

• Robert Lee Austin has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Chamber of Commerce, Anderson, Indiana, 1958-1959. President of the board of trustees St. John's Medical Center, Anderson, 1974-1976. Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.

Member American Bar Association, American College Trust and Estate Counsel, Indiana Bar Association, Anderson Country Club (president 1959-1960).

Interests

• Avocation: golf.

Connections

Married Marjorie McCullough, June 25, 1949 (deceased December 1968). Children: Michael, Charles, Thomas, Philip. Married Charlotte Cooper Harbaugh, July 24, 1981.

Father:

Wilbur George Austin

Mother:

Bessie (Lee) Austin

Spouse:

Charlotte Cooper Harbaugh

Spouse:

Marjorie McCullough

child:

Charles Austin

child:

Michael Austin

child:

Philip Austin

child:

Thomas Austin