Edward Mancross Bentley (S&B 1880)
Williston Academy*. Yale University. Skull and Bones. Gamma Nu. Psi Upsilon. Phi Beta Kappa.
Member St. John’s Episcopal Church, Far Rockaway, N.Y.
1914 until retirement 1932 - Engaged in independent practice as technical expert in patent cases.[4]
1906 to 1914 - Member of firm of Betts, Sheffield, Bentley & Betts (Samuel R. Betts, ‘75, James R. Sheffield, ‘87, and Louis F. H. Betts, ‘91), specializing in patent and trade-mark law.[4]
Since 1896 - had been engaged in practice in New York City.[4]
1892 - Admitted to Massachusetts Bar.[4]
1889 to 1896 - Engaged in the practice of patent law in Boston and in charge of patent department Thomson-Houston Electric Company and General Electric Company.[4] Former Head of patent department of Thomson-Houston Electric Company and General.[3]
18 Oct 1888 - Married Mary Helen, daughter of Daniel Ford and Luella (Bell) Merrill. Children: Marjorie (died 1898); and Edward Salisbury,‘14.[4]
1884 to 1889 - Partner Bentley-Knight Electric Railway Company, New York City.[4]
1883 to 1884 - Member of firm of Bentley & Knight, electrical engineers and experts, New York City.[4]
1881 to 1883 - Second assistant examiner, assigned to division of electricity, U.S. Patent Office.[4]
1880 to 1881 - Third assistant examiner, assigned to division of electricity, U.S. Patent Office.[4]
1880 to 1881 - Attended George Washington University School of Law.[4]
1880 - Graduated Yale, Skull and Bones Patriarch.[1]
Died 30 Apr 1936, from Cerebral Thrombosis and Arteriosclerosis. Age TBC. St. Johns Episcopal Church. [4]
[3] - Skull and Bones Membership List by David Luhrssen
[4] - Yale Obituary - Page 21 / on the page 19
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