Among the profesional men of Pomona Valley none have shown a more willing spirit to advance the interests of the Valley and its people than J. A. Allard, Jr., of Pomona, where he is among the recognized leaders of his profession, that of the law. He was born at Waterbury, Conn., May 8, 1887, the son of Joseph A. Allard, well known as an enterprising and reliable merchant of that city, who married Miss Rosalie Carmier and they became the parents of six children.
Joseph, our subject, was the eldest of this family and he received his education in the grammar and high schools of Stratford, graduating from them with honors. He then entered Yale and in 1909 he received the degree of Ph.B. from that institution; and three years later he graduated from the Yale Law School with the degree of LL.B.
Mr. Allard then came to California and began the practice of his profession at La Verne, then Lordsburg, but a year later he took up the practice in Pomona and he has been identified with the bar here ever since. He soon established a clientele that has been ever growing with the growth of the community and has taken his place with the men who have had as a special object the betterment of conditions in general of the people and the community. He has served as city attorney of La Verne since 1913, with the exception of two years; was active in war work in conjunction with the draft board, and is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
At New Haven, Conn., on October 22, 1912, Mr. Allard was united in marriage with Miss Harriet I. Butler, a native of that state, and they have one child, a son, Joseph Gordon. The family attend the Pilgrim Congregational Church at Pomona, in which Mr. Allard is a member of the board of trustees. Mr. Allard is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a patron of the Eastern Star, a member of the Odd Fellows and the Woodmen of the World. He is a member of the board of directors of the Masonic Temple Association of Pomona.
History of Pomona Valley, California, with Biographical Sketches
of The Leading Men and Women of the Valley Who Have Been
Identified With Its Growth and Development from the Early Days
to the Present
Published in Los Angeles, Cal., by the Historic Record Company
1920
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 1/07/09, Page 748
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