Background
McLeod, Walton James was born on August 7, 1906 in Lynchburg, South Carolina. Son of Walton James and Pauline (Mullins) McLeod.
McLeod, Walton James was born on August 7, 1906 in Lynchburg, South Carolina. Son of Walton James and Pauline (Mullins) McLeod.
Bachelor, Wofford College, 1926; Doctor of Laws, Wofford College, 1988; Bachelor of Laws, University of Southern California, 1930.
Partner, Jefferies & McLeod, Walterboro, South Carolina., 1930-1940;
partner, Jefferies, McLeod & Unger, Walterboro, 1940-1954;
partner, Jefferies, McLeod, Unger & Fraser, Walterboro, 1954-1976;
partner, McLeod, Fraser & Unger, Walterboro, 1976-1985;
partner, McLeod, Fraser & Cone, Walterboro, 1985-1994. City attorney Walterboro. Member vice chairman South Carolina.
Hwy Commission 1946-1950.
Member national Executive Committee Young Democrats, 1938-1942, South Carolina. Democratic Executive Committee, 1960-1988. Democratic chairman Colleton County, 1950-1960.
Temporary chairman state convention, 1976. Trustee Walterboro public schools, 1936-1946, Wofford College, 1954-1966. Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1946.
Fellow American Bar Foundation, American College Trial Lawyers, American College Trust and Estate Counsel. Member American Bar Association (house of deals 1950-1970, state delegate 1950-1964, Board of Governors 1964-1967, chairman resolutions committee 1961-1962), American Law Institute, South Carolina.Bar Association (president 1969-1970), Colleton County Bar Association (president 1962), Judicial Conference United States Court Appeals 4th Cr., American Judicature Society, United States.C. Law School Association (former president), American Legion (commander South Carolina. 1949-1950, national exec.com.
1951-1952), Masons, Shriners, Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Rhoda Lane Brown, Feb.2, 1935. Children: Walton James III, Peden Brown, William Mullins, Thomas Gordon III.