Background
Ennis, Thomas Leland was born on May 8, 1891 in Rotterdam Junction, New York, United States. Son of Charles Alfred and Margaret Rose (Turnbull) Ennis.
Ennis, Thomas Leland was born on May 8, 1891 in Rotterdam Junction, New York, United States. Son of Charles Alfred and Margaret Rose (Turnbull) Ennis.
Bachelor of Science, Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1914. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1917.
1 son, Thomas Allen. Admitted to New York bar, 1917. Associate with Hughes, Schurman & Dwight, 1919-1927. Assistant to general counsel, Delaware & Hudson Company, 1927-1935, general counsel, 1935-1941.
Vice president and general counsel since 1942. Member board of managers since 1938 (vice president, general counsel and director of 10 companies controlled or affiliated with it, including the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Corporation. Enlisted as seaman in United States Naval Reserve Force, in World War 1, May, 1917.
Active duty successively as seaman, petty officer, chief boatswain’s mate and ensign until discharged, June, 1919.
Member American Bar assosiation, New York State Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York, Association of Practitioners before the Interstate Commerce Commission, Alumni Association of Law School of Columbia University, Alpha Delta Phi. Member board of trustees, Boys’. Clubs: University (New York).
Married Madeleine Smith, August 30, 1919.