Gerard Swope

Background

Swope, Gerard was born on December 13, 1905 in Saint Louis. Son of Gerard and Mary (Hill) Swope.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1929. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1932.

Career

Admitted to New York State bar, 1932. Practiced New York City, firm Cahill, Gordon, Zachry & Reindel, 1932-1934, 1937-1940. With Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-1937.

Counsel to appliance and merchandise division General Electric Company, 1940-1942.

Counsel to International General Electric Company, Incorporated., 1945-1952. Trade regulations counsel General Electric Company.

New York City, 1952-1960, international counsel, 1960-1968. Trustee Brooklyn Institute Arts and Sciences, Horace Mann School.

Chairman Teatown Lake Reservation.

Honorary chairman Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory Trustee Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

Achievements

• Gerard Swope has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American Bar Association.

Connections

Married Marjorie Park, July 2, 1932. Children: Gerard Lincoln, Stephen Park, John Franklin.

Father:

Gerard Swope

Mother:

Mary (Hill) Swope

Spouse:

Marjorie Park

child:

John Franklin Swope

child:

Stephen Park Swope

child:

Gerard Lincoln Swope