[1] Batterson's Convalescent Home, Santa Cruz, CA.
Father: Herman P. Rankin
Mother: Lois Gable
Wife: Gertrude Carpenter (m. 4-Sep-1931, d. 1995, two sons, one daughter)
Son: James, Jr. (attorney)
Son: Roger C.
Daughter: Sara Stadler
High School: Lincoln High School, Lincoln, NE (1924)
University: BA, University of Nebraska (1928)
Law School: University of Nebraska Law School (1930)
Teacher: Constitutional Law, New York University Law School
New York City Official Corporation Counsel (1966-72)
Warren Commission Chief Counsel (1963-64)
US Solicitor General (1956-61)
Office of Legal Counsel Asst. Attorney General (1953-56)
Beghtol & Rankin Partner (1935-53)
Beghtol & Foe Associate (1930-35)
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Nebraska State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Stroke 1995
