Cornelius Wendell Wickersham

Background

Wickersham, Cornelius Wendell was born on June 25, 1884 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of George Woodward and Mildred (Wendell) Wickersham.

Education

Student Saint Marks School, 1897-1901. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1906, Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1909. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Saint John's University, 1938.

Career

Admitted to New York bar and began practice in New York City. Senior partner Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Past chairman of the Nassau County Bridge Authority.

Enlisted as private, New York Cavalry, 1915, served with United States Army, World War I, American Expeditionary Force, advancing to major.

Lieutenant colonel to colonel O.R.C., 1920-1940, becoming brigade commander, 153d Infantry Brigade 1930-1940. Active duty, November 1940-August 1945.

Assistant chief staff military intelligence, 1st Army, November 1940-December 1941. Brigadier general, January 1942 commandant School Military Government, United States Army, 1942-1944.

United States military adviser, European Advisory Commission, 1944.

Acting deputy and commanding general, United States Group Control Council, Germany, 1944-1945, major general New York.G. Commanding general, 42nd Division, New York Neuropsychology Group, 1946, Lieutenant general, retired Active in organization Officers’ Training Camps, 1915. Counsel New New York fuel administrator, 1923.

Chairman American Committee for Doaumont Memorial, 1929. Former president Jt. Conference Legal Education, New York Regent U. State New York, 1953-1955.

Chairman trustees Nassau Community College.

Achievements

• Cornelius Wendell Wickersham has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the American, New York State (past Chairman of Commission on federal constitution) bar associations, Association Bar City of New York, American Law Institute (past Clubs: Downtown Association, Union (New York City).

Connections

Married Rosali Neilson Hinckley, June 19, 1909. Children: Cornelius West., George West., and Rosalie.

Father:

George Woodward Wickersham

Mother:

Mildred (Wendell) Wickersham

Spouse:

Rosali Neilson Hinckley

child:

and Rosalie Wickersham

child:

Cornelius West. Wickersham

child:

George West. Wickersham