Born in Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, he graduated from Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA in 1927, and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA in 1930.
Born in Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, he attended Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA where he was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity. After graduating in 1927, he attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA, earning his law degree in 1930.