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School of Law 275
Ernest Leroy Averill, LL.B. 1905.
Bom January 22, 1883, in Branford, Conn.
Died September 13, 1942, in New Haven, Conn
Father, George Marshall Avenll, son of John and Almira (Hemmgway)
Avenll of Branford Mother, Harnet Esther (Babcock) Avenll, daughter of
Russell Wilham and Wealthy Ann Babcock of East Haddam, Conn
Hillhouse High School, New Haven, attended Yale School of Law 1901-05
(LL.B. 1905); admitted to Connecticut bar 1905 and to practice before Supreme
Court of the Umted States about 1909, lawyer m New Haven 1905-07,
1913-16, and 1920-34, Walhngford, Conn, 1907-13, and Branford 1913-16,
1920-42; member Hunt, Avenll & Johnson, Hartford, Conn, 1934-42,
prosecuting attorney of Branford 1923-28, general counsel Connecticut
Bankers Association 1935-40, counsel Legislative Reorganization Committee
1937 and Connecticut Optometnc Society 1939; deputy attorney general,
State of Connecticut, 1927-35, represented Branford m Connecticut House of
Representatives 1923-27, member Connecticut National Guard 1901-42,
enlisted as pnvate, First Division, Naval Mditia, 1901, Ensign 1905 until
discharge 1908, private, Company K, Second Infantry, 1912, honorably discharged as Sergeant October 31, 1915, re-enlisted as pnvate, Company E,
10th Militia, Field Artillery, November 18,1915, promoted Second Lieutenant
March 2, 1916, served on Mexican border 1916-17, promoted First Lieutenant
March 30, 1917, and Captam October 1,1917, regiment federalized August 26,
1917, as Battery E, 103d Field Artillery, 26th (Yankee) Division, overseas
October 9, 1917-October 28, 1919, supply officer 103d Field Artillery untd
June, 1918; transferred to Quartermaster Department, 41st Division, July 17,
1918, and Judge Advocate's Department March 6, 1919, assigned to Assistant
Judge Advocate, Base Section 7, La Rochelle, France, March 29, 1919, and
Base Section 9, Antwerp, Belgium, Aprd 22, 1919, transferred to Judge
Advocate's Office, Service of Supply, May 26, 1919, on duty in Eastern Department of Judge Advocate's Office, Washington, October 31, 1919, until
discharge January 12, 1920, Chevalier Mente Agncole (France) 1919, successively recruiting officer, commanding officer Battery A, 173d Field Artillery
1920-23, intelligence officer 1923, and Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate
General's Department, assigned to State staff, 1925, Major Commandant, 1st
Company, Governor's Foot Guard, September 20, 1940-August, 1942, retired
with rank of Brigadier General September, 1942, State director of Selective
Service 1940-42, member Connecticut Interstate Waterway Compact Committee 1935, Connecticut Flood Control Committee 1939, Councd of State
Governments, State Bar Association of Connecticut, National Association of
Attorneys General (secretary and treasurer 1928-32, vice-president 1932-33,
president 1934-35), Amencan Bar Association, and Trinity Church (Episcopal),
Branford
| 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 275 |
| Transcript | School of Law 275 Ernest Leroy Averill, LL.B. 1905. Bom January 22, 1883, in Branford, Conn. Died September 13, 1942, in New Haven, Conn Father, George Marshall Avenll, son of John and Almira (Hemmgway) Avenll of Branford Mother, Harnet Esther (Babcock) Avenll, daughter of Russell Wilham and Wealthy Ann Babcock of East Haddam, Conn Hillhouse High School, New Haven, attended Yale School of Law 1901-05 (LL.B. 1905); admitted to Connecticut bar 1905 and to practice before Supreme Court of the Umted States about 1909, lawyer m New Haven 1905-07, 1913-16, and 1920-34, Walhngford, Conn, 1907-13, and Branford 1913-16, 1920-42; member Hunt, Avenll & Johnson, Hartford, Conn, 1934-42, prosecuting attorney of Branford 1923-28, general counsel Connecticut Bankers Association 1935-40, counsel Legislative Reorganization Committee 1937 and Connecticut Optometnc Society 1939; deputy attorney general, State of Connecticut, 1927-35, represented Branford m Connecticut House of Representatives 1923-27, member Connecticut National Guard 1901-42, enlisted as pnvate, First Division, Naval Mditia, 1901, Ensign 1905 until discharge 1908, private, Company K, Second Infantry, 1912, honorably discharged as Sergeant October 31, 1915, re-enlisted as pnvate, Company E, 10th Militia, Field Artillery, November 18,1915, promoted Second Lieutenant March 2, 1916, served on Mexican border 1916-17, promoted First Lieutenant March 30, 1917, and Captam October 1,1917, regiment federalized August 26, 1917, as Battery E, 103d Field Artillery, 26th (Yankee) Division, overseas October 9, 1917-October 28, 1919, supply officer 103d Field Artillery untd June, 1918; transferred to Quartermaster Department, 41st Division, July 17, 1918, and Judge Advocate's Department March 6, 1919, assigned to Assistant Judge Advocate, Base Section 7, La Rochelle, France, March 29, 1919, and Base Section 9, Antwerp, Belgium, Aprd 22, 1919, transferred to Judge Advocate's Office, Service of Supply, May 26, 1919, on duty in Eastern Department of Judge Advocate's Office, Washington, October 31, 1919, until discharge January 12, 1920, Chevalier Mente Agncole (France) 1919, successively recruiting officer, commanding officer Battery A, 173d Field Artillery 1920-23, intelligence officer 1923, and Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate General's Department, assigned to State staff, 1925, Major Commandant, 1st Company, Governor's Foot Guard, September 20, 1940-August, 1942, retired with rank of Brigadier General September, 1942, State director of Selective Service 1940-42, member Connecticut Interstate Waterway Compact Committee 1935, Connecticut Flood Control Committee 1939, Councd of State Governments, State Bar Association of Connecticut, National Association of Attorneys General (secretary and treasurer 1928-32, vice-president 1932-33, president 1934-35), Amencan Bar Association, and Trinity Church (Episcopal), Branford |
