Background
Day, James E. was born on May 31, 1905 in Cuba, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin Elmer and Rita Bell (Long) Day.
Day, James E. was born on May 31, 1905 in Cuba, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin Elmer and Rita Bell (Long) Day.
Student University of Illinois, 1924-1925. Bachelor of Laws, University of Arizona, 1930.
; 1 son, James J. Married second, Vivian Dorothy Downie, February 17, 1939. Solicitor Equitable Life Insurance Society, Chicago summers 1924-1930.
Sales manager, vice president E. S. Wooley, New York City, 1932-1936. Vice president Banning & Company, Chicago, 1936-1939. Vice president, then president First Securities Company, Chicago, 1939-1944.
Vice president Midwest Stock Exchange, 1944-1946, president, since 1946. President of Midwest Stock Exchange, since 1949. Trustee Midwest Institute of Technology.
Member Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Member Christian Church. Mason (32°).; Clubs: Mid-Day, Commercial, Economic, Executives’, Westmoreland Country, Chicago.
Married Adrienne Johnson, 1931 (divorced 1936).; married second, Vivian Dorothy Downie, February 17, 1939.