Background
Alley, James Burke was born on September 13, 1894 in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Albert Rayford and Maud (Wardlaw) Alley.
Alley, James Burke was born on September 13, 1894 in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Albert Rayford and Maud (Wardlaw) Alley.
Preparatory education Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Student Washington and Lee University, 1909-1910. Oklahoma U., 1910-1911.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1914. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard Law School, 1925.
With 1st National Bank, Muskogee, Oklahoma 1914-1916. J.P. Morgan & County, New York 1916-1917. Assistant secretary to vice-president and general counsel Industrial Finance Corporation, 1919-1922.
Member Council Foreign Policy Association, Boston, 1923-1925. Practiced law in New York City, 1925-1932. Partner, Glenn, Alley, Geer & Roberts, 1929-1932.
Counsel Reconstrn. Finance Corporation, in charge of bank reorganization and recapitalization work, 1932-1935, general counsel, March 1935-June 1937. Director Commodity Credit Corporation, Washington, First and Second Export-Import Banks of Washington, 1935-1937. Member of law firm Auchincloss, Alley & Ducan, 1937-1983.
Firm name changed to Hooker, Alley & Duncan, May, 1944. Republican banking group in Havana and Washington, defaulted Cuban public works obligations, 1937. Director African Metals Corporation, Universitas, Ltd.
Specializes in administrative and anti-trust law and in law relating to organization and reorganization of banking, business and railroad corporations. Writer and speaker on subjects in field. President board of trustees, trustee Green Vale School, Glenhead, Long Island 1951-1954.
President Board Education, Jericho, New York, 1945-1946.
Served with United States Navy, 1917-1919. Member American Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, American Judicature Society, Council on Foreign Relations. Beta Theta Pi.; Clubs: University, Pilgrims (New York City).
Married Esther Hall Lowe. Children: Jane (Mistress Anthony Jackson), James, Harrison, Cynthia (Mistress Woodbury H. Andrews).
