Samuel Woodson Sawyer

Background

Sawyer, Samuel Woodson was born on October 1, 1878 in Independence, Missouri, United States. Son of Aaron Flint and Sallie W. (Woodson) Sawyer.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1899. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Harvard, 1902.

Career

Entered office Lathrope, Morrow, Fox & Moore, 1902, name changed to Lathrop, Crane, Reynolds, Sawyer and Mersereau, 1928, to Lathrop, Crane, Sawyer, Woodson & Righter, 1945. Member firm, 1910; assistant attorney Kansas City Terminal Railway Company, 1910, general counsel since 1918. Vice president Chrisman-Sawyer Bank.

Director Richards and Conover Hardware Company.

Achievements

• Samuel Woodson Sawyer has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member firm, 1910; Member American and Kansas City bar associations, Lawyers Association (past president). Clubs: Kansas City Country, University.

Connections

Married Adelina M. Richards, November 18, 1914. Children: Martha Ann (Mistress Blackwell), Samuel Locke.