Background
Rothschild, George William was born on March 21, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin and Hannah (Loeb) Rothschild.
Rothschild, George William was born on March 21, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin and Hannah (Loeb) Rothschild.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Harvard University, 1939; Juris Doctor cum laude, University of Chicago, 1942.
Associate, Root, Ballantine, Harlan, Bushby & Palmer, New York City, summer 1942, 46-49; attorney, assistant and associate general counsel, ECA (and successor agys.), Washington, 1949-1955; attorney, General American Transportation Corporation (formerly General American Transportation Corporation), Chicago, 1955-1961; general counsel, General American Transportation Corporation (formerly General American Transportation Corporation), Chicago, 1961-1969; vice president, general counsel, General American Transportation Corporation (formerly General American Transportation Corporation), Chicago, 1969-1978; secretary, director, General American Transportation Corporation (formerly General American Transportation Corporation), Chicago, 1972-1978; special counsel, Steel Project Program, Economics Development Administration, Department Commerce, 1979; counsel, Coin, Crowley & Nord, Chicago, 1979-1982; associate judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, 1983-1995; counsel, Coin, Crowley & Nord, Chicago, 1996.
Trustee Hull House Association Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (committee chairman 1968, 71, 72), Chicago Council Lawyers, Order of Coif, Cliff Dwellers (Chicago), Columbia Yacht Club (Chicago), Harvard Club (Chicago, New York City), Michigan Shores (Wilmette, Illinois).
Married Valerie Jane Myers, March 16, 1946. Children: Jane Rothschild Jacobsen, John Steven.