Background
Lavery, Urban Augustin was born on January 6, 1885 in Lavery, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Sylvester and Elizabeth (Tracy) Lavery.
Lavery, Urban Augustin was born on January 6, 1885 in Lavery, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Sylvester and Elizabeth (Tracy) Lavery.
Bachelor of Science, University Pennsylvania, 1906, Master of Arts, 1907. Student Columbia, 1907-1908. Juris Doctor, U. Chicago, 1910.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1910. Partner several law firms, Chicago, 1910-1933. Law editor West Public Company, Saint Paul, 1934-1939.
Managing editor American Bar Association Journal, 1939-1942.
Individual practice, specializing in Federal law matters, since 1942. Assistant to attorney general of the United States in anti-trust matters, 1944-1946.
Won noted Children’s Case in 1946. Legislative draftsman Illinois Constitutional Convention, 1919-1921.
Public member War Labor Board, Illinois, 1942-1945.
Served as First lieutenant, American Expeditionary Force, France, 1918. Member American, Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations, Phi Delta Phi. Club: Law (Chicago.
Married Grace Mary Donohue, June 30, 1925. Children: Ann Elizabeth (Mistress James K. Tyson), Mary Nealis (Mistress Stuart Broad), Sylvia Joan.