Background
Folsom, Victor Clarence was born on December 31, 1909 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Clarence S.T. and Mildred (Johnson) Folsom.
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Folsom, Victor Clarence was born on December 31, 1909 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Clarence S.T. and Mildred (Johnson) Folsom.
Student, University Texas, 1929—1933. Bachelor of Laws, Pacific Coast University, 1935.
Partner Mayhew & Folsom, Los Angeles, 1935—1940. Foreign department Reid & Priest, New York City, 1940—1942. Foreign legal consultant United States Alien Property Custodian, 1942—1944.
Foreign counsel Sterling Drug Incorporated, New York York City, 1944—1959. Vice president Sterling Products International, Inc., 1956—1959. General counsel United Fruit Company, Boston, 1960—1961, member management committee, 1960—1961, vice president, 1961—1970, general counsel, 1961—1970, director, 1962—1970, legal adviser, 1970—1974.
Member faculty Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1964—1987, chairman advisory board international and comparative law center, 1968—1970. Counsel Escobar, Garcia, Ortiz, Antolinos & Inman, Mexico City, 1974—1978. Member World Trade Advisory Commission Department Commerce.
Legal adviser United States Missions, Latin American countries. Member advisory board World Tax Series Harvard Law School, Massachusetts. Chairman advisory committee international legal studies program University Texas School Law, Texas.
Member of American Bar Association (house delegations), Council Foreign Relations, American Judicature Society, International Bar Association, Controllers Institute America (international operations committee New York City Control), National Foreign Trade Council (director), Proprietary Association, International Chamber of C, Pan-American Society, Academy Political Science, American Society International Law, American Foreign Law Association (council), Association General Counsel, Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, California Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Inter-American Bar Association (president 1972-1973, member executive committee, United States council representative), Charles River Country, Country of Green Valley (Arizona), National Lawyers Club, University (Boston), Bolivarian Society.
Married Maude A. Ward, December 23, 1933 (divorced). Married second, Victoria Vancza, 1948. Children: Georgia, Dale John, Glen Victor, Alan Lynn.