Background
Havens, Valentine Britton was born on July 11, 1889 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Edwin Taylor and Edith (Murphy) Havens.
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Valentine Britton Havens
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Education
Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers, 1912. Rhodes scholar, University of Oxford, England, 1913-1916, Bachelor of Arts Jurisprudence, 1916.
Career
Practiced New York City since 1916. Partner Holmes, Lynn, Paul & Havens, 1922-1926, Holmes, Paul & Havens, 1926-1930, Olcott, Holmes, Glass, Paul & Havens, 1930-1932, now Olcott, Havens, Wandless and Stitt. Lecturer in law, Brooklyn Law School, 1922-1941.
Identified with much important litigation in state and federal courts.
Director Radio Frequency laboratories, Incorporated., Aircraft Radio Corporation, Technical-Art Plastics Company. Director Greenville Finishing Company, Glasgo Finishing Company.
Achievements
Membership
Served as Lieutenant junior grade United States Naval Reserve Force, 1917-1919. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon. Club: Maidstone (East Hampton, Long Island).
Connections
Married Nellie Laycock, September 3, 1919 (divorced). Married second, Louise R. Mygatt, August 1935 (divorced). Children: Patricia Valerie, Leston Laycock.
