Clarence Crowell, who is successfully engaged in the general practice of law in Oakland, was born in Waterloo, Iowa, December 17, 1868, and has been a resident of Oakland since 1888. He acquired his legal education in the University of California, from which institution he received his degree in 1894, in the same year beginning the practice of his profession. In 1896 he was made assistant city attorney of Oakland and served one year, after which he was attorney for the public administrator for six years. Since 1900 he has been court commissioner of the supreme court of Alameda county and has held various other positions of trust and responsibility. As a lawyer he is recognized as a strong and able practitioner. He is well versed in the various departments of the law, is thoroughly devoted to the interests of his clients and his careful preparation of his cases and their clear presentation in the courts are strong elements in an unusually successful legal career.

Mr. Crowell is connected with the Masonic order, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Nile and Commercial Clubs. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and stands high in its councils, having served for ten years as chairman of the republican county central committee. He is now at the head of a large and constantly increasing practice, and his success is the merited reward of his own labor.

Past and Present of Alameda County California, Vol. II
Published in Chicago by The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1914
Pages 274-275
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 6/11/2008

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