Background
Diamond, Tobias Ellsworth was born on March 18, 1876 in Tilsit, Germany. Son of Hyman and Lena (Epstein) Diamond.
Diamond, Tobias Ellsworth was born on March 18, 1876 in Tilsit, Germany. Son of Hyman and Lena (Epstein) Diamond.
Came to the United States 1887, naturalized, 1897. Student Northern Illinois Normal School, Dixon, 1892-1893. Bachelor of Laws, State University of Iowa, 1904.
Admitted to Iowa bar, June 1904. Engaged principally as trial lawyer since 1905. United State Attorneys for the Northern District of Iowa since November 19, 1940.
Delaware to National Democratic Convs. at Houston, Tex, 1928, Chicago, 1932, 40. Honorary member Iowa Civilian Defense Organisation, Sheldon.
Member Iowa State Bar Association, State Historical Society of Iowa. Mason (32 degree, Scottish Rite, Shriner).
Married Maude Elizabeth Peck, November 12, 1907. Children: Marion Lou (Mistress H. C. H. Williamson), William John, Robert Edwin, Dorothy Ruth (deceased), Fulton (deceased).