Born on June 15, 1911, in Belmont, MA, he prepared for college at Belmont High School and the New Hampton School in New Hampshire and became a member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity at Bowdoin.

Following his graduation in 1934 as a member of the Class of 1933, he also studied for four years at Boston College School of Law and received a bachelor of laws degree in 1939.

Beginning in 1934 in Belmont, he was associated with the Kemper Insurance Company for more than 40 years, working also in Longmeadow, MA, and for many years in West Hartford, CT, as a branch office manager.

After retirement, he practiced law for 15 years. He was a member of the Massachusetts Bar and the U.S. District Bar and was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court practice.

He was married in 1934 to Marguerite Chandler, who died in 2000, and is survived by a son, Albert C. Frost of Bradenton, FL; two daughters, Marjorie Frank and Marguerite Whitlock; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.