Background
Cleve, Ruth Gill Van was born on July 28, 1925 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Raymond S. and Ruth (Sevon) Gill.
Cleve, Ruth Gill Van was born on July 28, 1925 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Raymond S. and Ruth (Sevon) Gill.
Student, University Minnesota, 1943. AB magna cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1946. Doctor of Laws, Mount Holyoke College, 1976.
Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1950.
Intern, National Institute Public Affairs, 1946-1947; attorney, Department Interior, 1950-1954; assistant solicitor, Department Interior, 1954-1964; director, Office Territorial Affairs, 1964-1969; director, Office Territorial Affairs, 1977-1980; deputy assistant secretary, Office Territorial Affairs, 1980-1981; acting assistant secretary, Office Territorial Affairs, 1993; attorney, Solicitor' General’ s Office, 1981-1993; attorney, Federal Power Commission, 1969-1975; assistant general counsel, Federal Power Commission, 1975-1977.
Member Guam War Claims Review Commission, 2003—2004. Member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Harry R. Van Cleve, Junior, May 16, 1952 (deceased October 2001). Children: John Gill, Elizabeth Webster, David Hamilton Livingston.