Background
Wise, James Decamp was born on October 7, 1898 in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. Son of William Henry and Florence (Lincolnshire) Wise.
Wise, James Decamp was born on October 7, 1898 in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. Son of William Henry and Florence (Lincolnshire) Wise.
Student Leland Stanford University, 1916-1919, Bachelor of Arts, Columbia College, 1921, Bachelor of Laws, Columbia Law School, 1925.
Admitted to New York bar, 1925, and since practiced in that state. Associate with firm Cotton & Franklin, New York City, 1925-1933, partner in that firm and its successors, Wright, Gordon, Zachry & Parlin, 1933-1945. Special counsel for R.F.C., 1940.
Special assistant to undersecretary of navy, 1940-1941.
President Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Incorporated., New York City, 1944-1956, chairman, 1956-1961, now director Director Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1959-1964, deputy chairman, 1961-1964.
Trustee Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Incorporated. Chairman of the board of trustees Bank Street College Education.
Trustee National Industrial Conference Board, 1948-1963.
Member American Management Association, Association Bar City New York, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Katherine Ulrich, June 19, 1930. Children: Henry Ulrich, Joanna DeCamp.