Background
Brownell, George Abbott was born on May 13, 1898 in New York City. Son of George Francis and Anne (Abbott) Brownell.
Brownell, George Abbott was born on May 13, 1898 in New York City. Son of George Francis and Anne (Abbott) Brownell.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1919, A.M., 1920, Bachelor of Laws, 1922.
Bar: New York 1922. Practiced in, New York. Member firm Davis, Polk & Wardwell (and predecessors), 1922-1930, partner firm, from 1930, of counsel, 1972-1979. Personal representative President United States, rank of Minister to, India.
Middle East, 1946, Mexico 1948, special assistant to secretary air force, 1950. Trustee Brooklyn Savings Bank, 1965-1973. Consultant to State Department, 1946-1957.
Trustee Leake and Watts Childrens Home, 1932-1976, New York University Medical Center, 1948-1976, Lenox Hill Hospital, 1945-1976, Seeing Eye Inc., 1939-1974. Board overseers Harvard, 1960-1966.
Served from private to Second lieutenant Field Artillery United States Army, 1918. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American New York State bar associations, New York County Lawyers Association, Bar Association New York City (vice president 1968-1970), American Law Institute.
Club: Century (New York City).
Married Katharine Gray Dodge, June 8, 1946.