Balch, Thomas Willing, 1866-1927

Thomas W. Balch, publicist, was born in Germany to American parents of Philadelphia origin. He was educated at Harvard and five years later received his LL.B. degree from the Univ. of Pennsylvania. He began his law practice in 1895, but devoted much of his energies to writing and activism.

Balch wrote many books and articles on genealogy including, the Balch genealogical (1907). He also wrote on international arbitration. His Alasko-Canadian frontier (1902) explores the acquisition of Alaska. Balch contributed numerous articles to the American Journal of International Law. He also issued a revised edition of International Courts of Arbitration (1915), originally written by his father in 1874. The work dealt with the Alabama boundary issue. A member of numerous clubs and socities in Pennsylvania, Balch served as vice-president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

From the description of Letter, 1903. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122628209