Thaddeus Beal
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Thaddeus R. Beal was born in New York City on 22 March 1917; He graduated from The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and received a B.A. degree from Yale University, 1939; served in U.S. Naval Reserve attaining rank of lieutenant commander, 1941-1945; received an LL.B. degree from Harvard Law School, 1947; admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1947; associated with the law firm of Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley and Ketchum of Boston, Massachusetts, as associate and later as partner, 1947-1956; president and chief executive officer, Harvard Trust Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1969; was active in business and community organizations in greater Boston area as trustee, Cambridge Savings Bank and Boston Personal Property Trust, director of Middlesex Mutual Insurance Company, member of Cambridge Redevelopment Authority, and trustee of Radcliffe College; was Under Secretary of the Army, 8 March 1969-21 September 1971; resumed practice of law as a member of the firm of Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley and Ketchum, 1972; died 2 May 1981.[1]
