Background
Cooper, James Wayne was born on May 22, 1904 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Son of James E. and Elizabeth C. (Wayne) Cooper.
Cooper, James Wayne was born on May 22, 1904 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Son of James E. and Elizabeth C. (Wayne) Cooper.
Graduate, Choate School, 1922; Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1926; Bachelor of Laws, Yale, 1929.
Law clerk to, Judges T.W. Swan, Learned Hand, New York City, 1929-1930; instructor, Yale Law School, 1930-1932; associate, Watrous, Hewitt, Gumbart & Corbin, New Haven, 1932-1935; partner, Tyler, Cooper & Alcorn (and predecessor firms), from 1935. Counsel Anna Fuller Fund, 1938-1979.
President Foote School Association, Inc., 1947-1949. Secretary New Haven Foundation, 1947-1967. Member Yale Council, 1954-1959, executive committee, 1956-1959, president, 1958-1959.
Fellow Saybrook College, American Bar Association. Member Connecticut Bar Association (president 1957-1958), New Haven County Bar Association (president 1948-1949), Connecticut Bar Foundation (president 1973-1975) Clubs: Graduate (New Haven), Quinnipack (New Haven).
Married Louise B. Field, June 26, 1929. Children: Field McIntyre, James Nicoll, Peter Brintnall.
