S. Houston Lay

Background

Lay, S. Houston was born on January 31, 1912 in Virden, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel Houston and Pearl (Jones) Lay.

Education

Associate of Arts, Blackburn College, 1931. Bachelor of Arts Illinois, 1936. Juris Doctor, University Illinois, 1937.

Master of Laws, Columbia University, 1938.

Career

Senior attorney Office of General Counsel, Rural Electrification Administration, Department Agriculture, 1938-1942. Deputy assistant legal adviser administration and foreign sers. Department State, 1946-1950.

Chief administrative law section Office of General Counsel, Office of the United States High Commissioner, Germany, Frankfort and Bonn, 1950-1951, director law committee and legislation affairs division, 1951-1953, assistant general counsel, 1953-1954. Deputy director then acting director Office of Special Consular Services, United States Department State, 1954-1955. Counsel mutual security affairs North Atlantic Treaty Organization officer American embassy, Athens, Greece.

Then senior inspector Foreign Service Inspection Corps, United States Department State, 1955-1958. Head team to survey operations Visa Office, United States Department State, 1961-1962. Director international affairs and legal profession programs American Bar Foundation, 1962-1967.

Partner firm Rose, Stansbury, Albright, Mason and Lay, San Diego, 1965-1967. Professor law California Western School Law, from 1966, now emeritus. Director Institute Study of International Law, since 1974.

Achievements

• S. Houston Lay has been listed as a reputable lawyer, diplomat, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Navy, 1942-1946. Member Inter-American, American Bar Association (consultant standing committee law and national security), Federal Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, American Society International Law, Foreign Law Association, American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics, American Association Law Schools (chairman admiralty section), World Peace Through Law Center, Chicago, San Diego councils foreign relations, American Foreign Service Association, American Academy Political and Social Science.

Connections

Married Eleanore Erikson, September 9, 1939. 1 son, Samuel Houston, III.

Father:

Samuel Houston Lay

Mother:

Pearl (Jones) Lay

Spouse:

Eleanore Erikson