Background
Rudd, Thomas Brown was born on November 27, 1898 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Joseph and Daisy (Brown) Rudd.
lawyer educational administrator
Rudd, Thomas Brown was born on November 27, 1898 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Joseph and Daisy (Brown) Rudd.
Master of Arts (honorary) Hamilton College, 1934. Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1946. Bachelor of Laws, Cornell, 1921.
Honorary Doctor of Laws Union College, 1948.
Admitted to New York State bar, 1921, practiced in New York City with Root, Clark, Buckner & Howland, 1921-1922, in Utica, since 1922, senior member firm of Rudd, Penberthy & Nelson, since 1935. Assistant United State Attorneys, Northern District of New York, 1929-1930. District attorney, Oneida County, 1932-1935.
Vice president, treasurer Munston-Williams-Proctor Institute, since 1939, now president
Controller Hamilton College, since 1940, president, June 1947-February 1949. Director Hayes National Bank of Clinton, New York, Industrial Bank of Utica, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Utica Radiator Corporation, New York Abstract Corporation Broad Street Warehouse Corporation.
Trustee Savings Bank of Utica. Trustee House of Good Shepherd, American Federation of Art (president, 1952-1954).
Member American, New York State and Oneida County bar associations, Scout Masters’ Association of Utica (past president), Family Welfare Society of Utica (past president), Oneida County Tuberculosis Association (vice president), Phi Delta Phi, Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: Skenandoa, Clinton, Fort Schuyler, Utica, Cornell, New York City.
Married Helen Neilson, April. Children: Neilson, Joseph.