Background
Anderton, Stephen Philbin was born on August 4, 1874 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Ralph Leigh, Junior, and Susie (Philbin) A.
Anderton, Stephen Philbin was born on August 4, 1874 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Ralph Leigh, Junior, and Susie (Philbin) A.
Student Saint Louis College and College of City of New New York Bachelor of Laws, New York University Law School, 1900.
Admitted to New York bar, 1901. Began as law clerk with Philbin & Beekman, New York, 1898, and continued with successors. Became partner Beekman, Menken & Griscom, 1917, also successors, and withdrew from Beekman, Bogue, Leake, Stephens & Black, 1937.
Partner Anderton & Rogers, 1937-1938.
Individual practice since 1938. Delaware to National Congress to Enforce Peace, New York City, 1919.
Delegate to National Antinarcotic Conference, Washington, District of Columbia, 1923. Active as Chairman of Commission of New York State Bar Association, 1922-1928, to secure New York Narcotic Drug Control Law, also in formulating uniform law later adopted by National Commision on Uniform State Laws.
Member American, New York State bar associations, Bar Association of City of New York, New York Law Institute, New York County Lawyers Association, International Law Association, National Council of National Economics League, Economic. Clubs: Metropolitan, Broad Street, Civitan, Theta Delta Chi (New York).
Married Louise Durrie, May 14, 1904 (died 1925). Married second, Mabelle (Harris) Patterson, June 2, 1926.