Background
Wyer, James Ingersoll was born on June 9, 1923 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of William and Katherine (Rolfe) Wyer.
Wyer, James Ingersoll was born on June 9, 1923 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of William and Katherine (Rolfe) Wyer.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1945. Bachelor of Laws, 1949). Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Xi.
Vice President and General Counsel, American Cyanamid Company, 1973-1986.
Associate Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood, New York City, 1949-1956, American Cyanamid Company, Wayne, New Jersey, 1956, vice president, general counsel, 1973-1986. Of counsel St. John & Wayne, Newark, since 1987. Board directors TherMold, Inc., William Penn Life Insurance Company New York.
Board directors National Legal Center for the Public Interest. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Association General Counsel (1st vice president 1982-1984, president 1985-1986), American Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York, Atlantic Legal Foundation (chairman 1986-1997).
Clubs: Jupiter Island (Hobe Sound, Florida). Seabright (New Jersey) Beach, Seabright Lawn, Tennis and Cricket (Rumson, New Jersey). Coral Beach and Tennis (Bermuda), Rumson (New Jersey) Country.
Married Joan Best Connelly, August 13, 1960. Children: Joan Connelly Tatnall, Peter Ford, June Wyer Nugent.