Background
Byrne, James was born on January 16, 1857 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Michael and Ellen (Buckley) Byrne.
Byrne, James was born on January 16, 1857 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Michael and Ellen (Buckley) Byrne.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1877, Bachelor of Laws, 1882. Doctor of Laws, New York University, 1917, Harvard, 1927.
Practiced law, New York, since 1883. Regent University of State of New York, 1916-1937, vice chancellor, 1929-1933, chancellor, 1933-1937.
Member of Executive Committee Council of America Law Institute, 1923-1934, vice president, 1928-1934. Member Harvard Corporation, 1920-1926. Member American Red Cross Committee to Italy, 1917-1919.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Century, Union, University, Harvard, Downtown, Piping Rock.
Married Helen Macgregor, April.