Background
Strachan, Thomas Curr was born on April 14, 1901 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of Thomas C. and Mary L. (Cooper) Strachan.
Strachan, Thomas Curr was born on April 14, 1901 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of Thomas C. and Mary L. (Cooper) Strachan.
Student Colorado College, 1919-1921. Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1924, Juris Doctor, 1926.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1926, since practiced in Chicago. Associate Butler, Lamb, Foster & Pope, 1926-1933, Butler, Pope, Ballard & Elting, 1933-1935. Private practice, 1935-1942.
Partner Pope & Ballard, since 1942.
Assistant state’s attorney, Cook County, 1933. General attorney Chicago Transit Authority, since 1951.
Member Illinois, Chicago Bar Associations, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Delta Theta, Order of Coif. Clubs: University, Legal, Law, Mid-Day (Chicago).
Married Mildred Gregory, October 22, 1932. Children: Mary Jane, Thomas Curr III, Elizabeth Gregory.