Background
Johnson, James Gann was born on October 15, 1915 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Gann and Marguerite (Willing) Johnson.
Johnson, James Gann was born on October 15, 1915 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Gann and Marguerite (Willing) Johnson.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1936; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1939.
Private practice, New York City, 1939-1942; attorney, Lend Lease Administration, also Department State, 1942-1943; assistant general counsel, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1944; legal advisory, China mission, 1945-1946; with legal department, United Nations, 1946; with firm, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Washington, Paris, France and New York City, since 1946; partner, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, 1951-1983; of counsel, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, since 1983. Board directors LTCB Trust Company, since 1984. Trustee International Institute Rural Reconstrn., since 1965, vice chairman, 1979-1987, chairman, since 1987.
President, board directors Friends of Reservoir, Larchmont, New York, 1980-1988, emeritus president, since 1988. Member Mamaroneck (New York) Board Education, 1958-1962. Member American Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York.
Married Mary Anne Scott, July 12, 1940. Children: Robert W. (deceased), Carol Johnson Ornitz, James GannIII, William F.