A. Arthur Giddon

Lawyer, Deceased Person

1909 – 2010

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Who was A. Arthur Giddon?

A. Arthur Giddon was an American lawyer, World War II veteran and Major League Baseball batboy.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Giddon was raised in Brookline. His father, Abram, was in the horse businesscommercial hauling ones, the type soon to be replaced by trucks — but the 13-year-old Arthur was more interested in baseball. After classes at Brookline’s Edward Devotion Grammar School, he would walk 10 minutes up to Braves Field, the home of the Boston Braves, for whom he served as bat boy during the 1922 season. Early in the season, one day he met two prominent baseball figures at once: Babe Ruth and baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, as he recalled on an interview.

Giddon graduated from Tufts University in 1932 and received a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1935, to become a successful lawyer. During World War II, he joined the U.S. Navy and served for four years, most of the time in Europe and attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

In his youth, Giddon was active in Brookline politics, serving as president of the Republican Club and co-chairman of the Young Republicans of Massachusetts. He later served as a member of the 10th District Republican Committee in West Hartford and as a delegate to the 1970 Republican State Convention. In addition, he was on the West Hartford Development Commission and the War Memorial Committee, as well on the Zoning Board of Appeals.

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Born
Apr 26, 1909
Boston
Religion
  • Judaism
Profession
Education
  • Harvard Law School
  • Tufts University
Died
Nov 24, 2010
Bloomfield

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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