Background
Countryman, Willis Arthur was born on November 16, 1884 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of William A. and Mary A. (Perry) Countryman.
Countryman, Willis Arthur was born on November 16, 1884 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of William A. and Mary A. (Perry) Countryman.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1905. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1908.
Admitted to Connecticut bar, 1913, since practiced in Hartford, member firm Shipman & Goodwin, since 1920. Clerk Connecticut Senate, 1921-1923, engrossing clerk Connecticut Legislature, 1923. Corporate Counsel City of Hartford, 1924-1928.
Counsel Metropolitan District, Hartford County, 1929-1951, 53-56.
Chairman Hartford County Committee on Admissions to Bar, since 1938. Director Hart Manufacturing Company, Hartford.
Vice president Charter Oak Council, Boy Scouts American, 1936-1940. Chairman Hartford Republican Town Committee, 1938-1939.
Member Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1936-1940.
Member Commission to Draft Hartford Council-Manager Charter, 1945-1947. Mayor pro-tem, councilman City of Hartford, 1951-1953. Field director American Red Cross, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, also Camp Sherman, O., World War I.
Member American, Connecticut, Hartford County Bar Associations, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Yale, University (Hartford).
Married Charlotte West. Burton, 1916 (deceased). Children: Willis Arthur, Louise, Janet.