Background
Debevoise, Thomas McElrath was born on August 10, 1929 in New York City. Son of Eli Whitney and Barbara (Clay) Debevoise.
Debevoise, Thomas McElrath was born on August 10, 1929 in New York City. Son of Eli Whitney and Barbara (Clay) Debevoise.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1950; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1954; honorary Doctor of Laws, Vermont Law School, 1984.
Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District New York, 1954-1956; sole practice law, Woodstock, Vermont, 1957-1959, 82-95; deputy attorney general, State of Vermont, 1959-1960; attorney general, State of Vermont, 1960-1962; assistant general counsel, Federal Power Commission, 1962-1964; private practice law, District of Columbia, 1964; partner, Debevoise & Liberman, 1965-1974; counsel, Debevoise & Liberman, 1975-1982; partner, Debevoise & Liberman, 1982-1984. Dean Vermont Law School, South Royalton, 1974-1982, dean emeritus, 1982, trustee emeritus, 1983-1995.
President Woodstock Foundation, 1982-1995. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Vermont Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi.
Clubs: Lakota, National Lawyers, Century. University, Yale (New York City). Lodges: Masons.
Married Ann Taylor, November 1951. Children: Eli Whitney II, Albert Clay, Thomas McElrath III, Anne Elizabeth.