Background

Gilliam, Thomas Albert was born on April 16, 1919 in Denver, Colorado, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Columbia University, 1941. Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1948. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1949.

Career

Deputy district attorney City of Denver, 1948. Assistant attorney general State of Colorado, Denver, 1949. Assistant regional attorney Williston Basin Boom, Shell Oil Corporation, Casper, Wyoming, 1950-1954.

Assistant city attorney City of Denver, 1954-1988. Retired, 1988

Instructor family law, social conflict and theory University Denver Institute Advanced Legal Studies, 1950-1951.

Achievements

• Bar: Colorado 1948.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to law journals.

Membership

D. regents University Colorado, 1954-1960, regent emeritus, since 1960. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946, PTO. Member American Bar Association (Mexico bar committee), Colorado Senior Bar Association, Denver Bar Association (committee on courts), World Conference Lawyers and Judges, Denver Art Museum, Contemporary Art Museum.

Interests

• Other Interests

  Drawing, painting, writing on public interest issues, historical plays and films.

Connections

Son of Edward and Mary (MacDonald) G. M. Alice Clute Ely, March 12, 1949 (divorced October 1969). Children: Holly Gilliam-Tidd, Ely MacDonald, Peter Lloyd.

father:

Edward Gilliam

mother:

Mary (MacDonald) Gilliam

child:

Ely MacDonald Gilliam

child:

Holly Gilliam-Tidd Gilliam

child:

Peter Lloyd Gilliam