Background
Richardson, Roy Mundy Davidson was born on June 19, 1895 in Martinsville, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Davidson and Sarah Evaline (Mundy) Richardson.
Richardson, Roy Mundy Davidson was born on June 19, 1895 in Martinsville, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Davidson and Sarah Evaline (Mundy) Richardson.
Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers University, 1915, Doctor of Laws, 1951. Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1921, Rhodes Scholar.
Admitted to New York State bar, 1923. With legal department of West. R. Grace & Company, 1921-1924. Lecturer international law Brooklyn Law School, 1924-1925.
Associate Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood, and predecessor firms, New York City, 1925-1968, partner, 1934-1968, head Paris office, 1931-1934.
Surrogate Kings Company, 1950. Trustee, vice president Union Square Savings Bank, 1940-1968.
Member Mayor’s Committee on the Judiciary. Republican candidate for Congress, 1944, 46. Member of New York Electoral College, 1956, 1960.
Chairman trustees Rutgers University, 1958-1964, Board of Governors, 1964-1968.
Served as ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1917-1919. Member American, New York, Brooklyn (president 1962-1963), bar associations, Association Bar City New York (chairman of the executive committee 1954-1955, vice president 1955-1956), New York Company Lawyers Association Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Delta Upsilon.
Mason. Clubs: University, Down Town Association (New York City).
Married Claire Mae Gano, January 24, 1925. Children: James Donald Davidson, Lois (Mistress William Burdick), Janet Jill (Mistress Eugene Britton III).