Background
Chidsey, Thomas Mckeen was born on January 26, 1884 in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Andrew Dwight and Emily Stewart (McKeen) Chidsey.
Chidsey, Thomas Mckeen was born on January 26, 1884 in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Andrew Dwight and Emily Stewart (McKeen) Chidsey.
Bachelor of Arts, Lafayette College, 1904, Doctor of Laws, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, University Pennsylvania, 1907.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1908. Practiced various companies Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey federal courts, 1908-1947. Attorney general Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1947-1950.
Appointed by Governor James H. Duff Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1950, elected justice, 1951.
Republican candidate for judge (Northampton Company), 1923, 1939.
Member American, Pennsylvania State Bar Associations, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Kappa Psi.
Married Ellen Lea, November 14, 1913. Children: Louise Lea (Mistress Donald F. Torrey, Junior.