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SCHOOL OF LAW
BACHELORS OF LAWS
Wilham Fraser Booth, LL.B. 1878.
Bom September 6, 1857, in New Orleans, La
Died February 15, 1943, in Berkeley, Cahf
Father, Edward Booth, a wholesale hat merchant in New Orleans, member
city councd; State assemblyman and State senator, son of George and Rachel
(Greenhalch) Booth of Bolton, England, and Newark, N J Mother, Helena
(Hallaran) Booth, daughter of Nicholas and Rebecca (Donaldson) Hallaran of
New Orleans Yale relatives mclude two brothers, Edward H Booth, ex-'80 S.,
and James P Booth, ex-*87.
New Orleans High School, B A Emory and Henry College 1876 (member
Kappa Sigma); attended Yale School of Law 1876-78 (LLB 1878, honors
Junior and Semor years; Jewell Prize Semor year), admitted to the bar 1878,
lawyer in San Francisco 1878 until retirement 1937, with exception of a year
spent m practice m Oakland following the San Francisco earthquake, specialized
m patent and trade-mark cases; member Booth & Booth 1916-43
Marned October 6, 1881, m Oakland, Emdie, daughter of Edward Gibbons
(M.D. New York Umv. 1842) and Catherme Forrester (Barr) Gibbons Son
Wilham Forrester (B A Umv of California 1913). Mrs Booth died May 31,
1933.
Buned in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland. Survived by son
Friend Wilham Smith, LL.B. 1882.
Bom December 20, 1854, tn Bridgeport, Conn
Died March 19, 1943, in Bridgeport, Conn
Father, Fnend Wilham Smith, president Smith & Egge Manufacturing
Company, Bndgeport, postmaster at Bndgeport 1861-69, s°n of Rev Fnend
Wilham Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith Mother, Angelina Ameha (Weed)
Smith; daughter of Zera and Zdpha (Northrup) Weed of Ridgefield, Conn
Bndgeport High School and Hopkms Grammar School, New Haven, Conn ,
attended Yale College 1874-77 (Class baseball team and Class football team,
Freshman Supper Committee; member Delta Kappa) and Yale School of Law
1881-82 (LL B. 1882, member Umversity Glee Club), m Umted States Patent
Office, Washmgton, D.C, 1877-81, admitted to the bar 1882, lawyer m
Bridgeport 1882 until retirement 1941, specializing m patents and patent law,
member Fairfield County Bar Association, Patent Bar Association, Masomc
order, and St. John's Church (Episcopal), Bndgeport
Marned November 12,1884, m Tarrytown, N Y, Harnet Merntt, daughter
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| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 267 |
| Transcript | SCHOOL OF LAW BACHELORS OF LAWS Wilham Fraser Booth, LL.B. 1878. Bom September 6, 1857, in New Orleans, La Died February 15, 1943, in Berkeley, Cahf Father, Edward Booth, a wholesale hat merchant in New Orleans, member city councd; State assemblyman and State senator, son of George and Rachel (Greenhalch) Booth of Bolton, England, and Newark, N J Mother, Helena (Hallaran) Booth, daughter of Nicholas and Rebecca (Donaldson) Hallaran of New Orleans Yale relatives mclude two brothers, Edward H Booth, ex-'80 S., and James P Booth, ex-*87. New Orleans High School, B A Emory and Henry College 1876 (member Kappa Sigma); attended Yale School of Law 1876-78 (LLB 1878, honors Junior and Semor years; Jewell Prize Semor year), admitted to the bar 1878, lawyer in San Francisco 1878 until retirement 1937, with exception of a year spent m practice m Oakland following the San Francisco earthquake, specialized m patent and trade-mark cases; member Booth & Booth 1916-43 Marned October 6, 1881, m Oakland, Emdie, daughter of Edward Gibbons (M.D. New York Umv. 1842) and Catherme Forrester (Barr) Gibbons Son Wilham Forrester (B A Umv of California 1913). Mrs Booth died May 31, 1933. Buned in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland. Survived by son Friend Wilham Smith, LL.B. 1882. Bom December 20, 1854, tn Bridgeport, Conn Died March 19, 1943, in Bridgeport, Conn Father, Fnend Wilham Smith, president Smith & Egge Manufacturing Company, Bndgeport, postmaster at Bndgeport 1861-69, s°n of Rev Fnend Wilham Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith Mother, Angelina Ameha (Weed) Smith; daughter of Zera and Zdpha (Northrup) Weed of Ridgefield, Conn Bndgeport High School and Hopkms Grammar School, New Haven, Conn , attended Yale College 1874-77 (Class baseball team and Class football team, Freshman Supper Committee; member Delta Kappa) and Yale School of Law 1881-82 (LL B. 1882, member Umversity Glee Club), m Umted States Patent Office, Washmgton, D.C, 1877-81, admitted to the bar 1882, lawyer m Bridgeport 1882 until retirement 1941, specializing m patents and patent law, member Fairfield County Bar Association, Patent Bar Association, Masomc order, and St. John's Church (Episcopal), Bndgeport Marned November 12,1884, m Tarrytown, N Y, Harnet Merntt, daughter 267 |
