Background
Mclain, Chester Alden was born on June 22, 1891 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Llewellyn Hilton and Harriet (McMahon) Mclain.
Mclain, Chester Alden was born on June 22, 1891 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Llewellyn Hilton and Harriet (McMahon) Mclain.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1913, Bachelor of Laws, 1915, Scientiae Juridicae Doctor, 1917.
Member war loan staff United States Treasury, 1919-1920. Assistant professor Harvard Law School, 1920-1923. Lawyer Cravath, Henderson & de Gersdorff.
New York, 1923-1926, member of firm, 1926-1946.
General counsel International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1946-1949. General counsel United States High Commissioner for Germany, 1949.
Partner Cravath, Swaine & Moore, since 1950. Enlisted, 14th Railway Engineers, United States Army, 1917.
Second lieutenant, 332d Infantry, 1918-1919.
Home: Benedict Road, Dongan Hills, Staten Island 4, New York Office: 15 Broad Saint, New York City, 5.
Member war loan staff United States Treasury, 1919-1920.
Married Sara Myers, June 23, 1917. Children: Sally Ann, Hilton.