[p. 945] attorney at law and referee in bankruptcy, at New Castle, is a prominent member of the Lawrence County bar and a popular citizen. He was born in Eastern North Carolina, in 1868, was reared in his native state, and was educated at Swarthmore College, the great educational institution of the Society of Friends, situated near Philadelphia, at which he was graduated. Mr. Underwood was admitted to the bar of North Carolina in 1893, and in 1894 to the bar of Pennsylvania. Since 1900 he has filled the office of referee in bankruptcy, at New Castle, a branch of law to which he has devoted special attention. He is a member of the Lawrence County Bar Association and enjoys the respect and esteem of this body. Fraternally, he is a Mason and he belongs to those exclusive social organizations, the Lawrence County Club and the Country Club. He is a member of the First Presbyterian-Church at New Castle.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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