Background
Sr., James Orin Bass, was born on July 12, 1910 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Francis Marion and Sadie (Dunn) B.
Sr., James Orin Bass, was born on July 12, 1910 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Francis Marion and Sadie (Dunn) B.
Bachelor, University of the South, 1931. Data Control Language (honorary), University of the South, 2007. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1934.
Partner Bass, Berry & Sims, Nashville, since 1937.
Member Tennessee House of Representatives from Davidson County, 1936-1938, Tennessee Senate, 1940-1942. Served to lieutenant colonel Army of the United States, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association (president 1952), American College Trial Lawyers.
Married Susanne Warner, June 9, 1937. Children: James Orin Junior, Edwin Warner, Francis Marion II, Susan Richardson.