From the “Atlanta Georgian,” February 4, 1938:
R.C. ALSTON, LEADER OF BAR, DIES
Long illness proves fatal to Civic, Church leader
Robert C. Alston, 64, one of the outstanding members of the Atlanta bar and a nationally known figure in legal circles, died Friday at his home, 2866 Andrews Drive, N.W.
Mr. Alston had been in ill health since last June.
He had served as counsel for the Citizens & Southern National Bank, of which he was a director, and as counsel for the Railway Express Agency, Retail Credit Company, Atlanta Coast Line Railroad, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He also was a director of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company at Birmingham, and of the A.B.&C. Railroad.
In the religious field, he served as first chancellor of the Episcopal Church’s Atlanta Diocese. He also took a vital interest in the Berry School in Rome, and served as chairman of its board of trustees.
Mr. Alston had practiced law in Atlanta since 1893, and at the time of his death was a member of the firm of Alston, Alston, Foster, & Moise. His brother, Philip H. Alston, is a member of the same firm.
The attorney was a member of the American Bar Association, and served as president of the Georgia and Atlanta Bar Associations. He was a member of the Piedmont Driving Club, Druid Hills Golf Club, and Capital City Club.
A graduate of the University of Alabama and of the Atlanta Law School, Mr. Alston held honorary degrees from both institutions, as well as Sewanee. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Mrs. Alston, the former Caro Lamar DuBignon, of Savannah, survives. Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence H. Lee and Mrs. Louise Alston Adams, of Montgomery, and Mrs. Derrell J. Grubbs, of Clayton, Ala., and three brothers, Philip H. and W.O. Alston, of Atlanta, and E.O. Alston, of Denver.
R.C. ALSTON, LEADER OF BAR, DIES
Long illness proves fatal to Civic, Church leader
Robert C. Alston, 64, one of the outstanding members of the Atlanta bar and a nationally known figure in legal circles, died Friday at his home, 2866 Andrews Drive, N.W.
Mr. Alston had been in ill health since last June.
He had served as counsel for the Citizens & Southern National Bank, of which he was a director, and as counsel for the Railway Express Agency, Retail Credit Company, Atlanta Coast Line Railroad, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He also was a director of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company at Birmingham, and of the A.B.&C. Railroad.
In the religious field, he served as first chancellor of the Episcopal Church’s Atlanta Diocese. He also took a vital interest in the Berry School in Rome, and served as chairman of its board of trustees.
Mr. Alston had practiced law in Atlanta since 1893, and at the time of his death was a member of the firm of Alston, Alston, Foster, & Moise. His brother, Philip H. Alston, is a member of the same firm.
The attorney was a member of the American Bar Association, and served as president of the Georgia and Atlanta Bar Associations. He was a member of the Piedmont Driving Club, Druid Hills Golf Club, and Capital City Club.
A graduate of the University of Alabama and of the Atlanta Law School, Mr. Alston held honorary degrees from both institutions, as well as Sewanee. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Mrs. Alston, the former Caro Lamar DuBignon, of Savannah, survives. Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence H. Lee and Mrs. Louise Alston Adams, of Montgomery, and Mrs. Derrell J. Grubbs, of Clayton, Ala., and three brothers, Philip H. and W.O. Alston, of Atlanta, and E.O. Alston, of Denver.
From the “Atlanta Georgian,” February 4, 1938:
R.C. ALSTON, LEADER OF BAR, DIES
Long illness proves fatal to Civic, Church leader
Robert C. Alston, 64, one of the outstanding members of the Atlanta bar and a nationally known figure in legal circles, died Friday at his home, 2866 Andrews Drive, N.W.
Mr. Alston had been in ill health since last June.
He had served as counsel for the Citizens & Southern National Bank, of which he was a director, and as counsel for the Railway Express Agency, Retail Credit Company, Atlanta Coast Line Railroad, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He also was a director of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company at Birmingham, and of the A.B.&C. Railroad.
In the religious field, he served as first chancellor of the Episcopal Church’s Atlanta Diocese. He also took a vital interest in the Berry School in Rome, and served as chairman of its board of trustees.
Mr. Alston had practiced law in Atlanta since 1893, and at the time of his death was a member of the firm of Alston, Alston, Foster, & Moise. His brother, Philip H. Alston, is a member of the same firm.
The attorney was a member of the American Bar Association, and served as president of the Georgia and Atlanta Bar Associations. He was a member of the Piedmont Driving Club, Druid Hills Golf Club, and Capital City Club.
A graduate of the University of Alabama and of the Atlanta Law School, Mr. Alston held honorary degrees from both institutions, as well as Sewanee. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Mrs. Alston, the former Caro Lamar DuBignon, of Savannah, survives. Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence H. Lee and Mrs. Louise Alston Adams, of Montgomery, and Mrs. Derrell J. Grubbs, of Clayton, Ala., and three brothers, Philip H. and W.O. Alston, of Atlanta, and E.O. Alston, of Denver.
R.C. ALSTON, LEADER OF BAR, DIES
Long illness proves fatal to Civic, Church leader
Robert C. Alston, 64, one of the outstanding members of the Atlanta bar and a nationally known figure in legal circles, died Friday at his home, 2866 Andrews Drive, N.W.
Mr. Alston had been in ill health since last June.
He had served as counsel for the Citizens & Southern National Bank, of which he was a director, and as counsel for the Railway Express Agency, Retail Credit Company, Atlanta Coast Line Railroad, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He also was a director of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company at Birmingham, and of the A.B.&C. Railroad.
In the religious field, he served as first chancellor of the Episcopal Church’s Atlanta Diocese. He also took a vital interest in the Berry School in Rome, and served as chairman of its board of trustees.
Mr. Alston had practiced law in Atlanta since 1893, and at the time of his death was a member of the firm of Alston, Alston, Foster, & Moise. His brother, Philip H. Alston, is a member of the same firm.
The attorney was a member of the American Bar Association, and served as president of the Georgia and Atlanta Bar Associations. He was a member of the Piedmont Driving Club, Druid Hills Golf Club, and Capital City Club.
A graduate of the University of Alabama and of the Atlanta Law School, Mr. Alston held honorary degrees from both institutions, as well as Sewanee. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Mrs. Alston, the former Caro Lamar DuBignon, of Savannah, survives. Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence H. Lee and Mrs. Louise Alston Adams, of Montgomery, and Mrs. Derrell J. Grubbs, of Clayton, Ala., and three brothers, Philip H. and W.O. Alston, of Atlanta, and E.O. Alston, of Denver.
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