Background
Bass, James Orin was born on July 12, 1910 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Francis Marion and Sadie (Dunn) Bass.
Bass, James Orin was born on July 12, 1910 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Francis Marion and Sadie (Dunn) Bass.
University of the South (Bachelor of Arts, 1931). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1934).
Worked at Bass, Berry & Sims Public Limited Company (Nashville, Tennessee) specializing in Banking Law. Admitted to the bar, 1934, Tennessee. State Representative, 1936-1938.
State Senator, 1940-1942.
Member: Nashville (President, 1952), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Military: Lieutenant Colonel, A.U.S., 1942-1946.
Member Tennessee House of Representatives from Davidson County, 1936-1938, Tennessee Senate, 1940-1942. Served lieutenant colonel Army of the United States, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association (president 1951), American College Trial Lawyers.
Married Susanne Warner, June 9, 1937. Children: James Orin, Edwin Warner, Francis Marion II, Susan Richardson.