Background
Bross, John Adams was born on January 17, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Mason and Isabel Foster (Adams) Bross.
Bross, John Adams was born on January 17, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Mason and Isabel Foster (Adams) Bross.
AB, Harvard University, 1933. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1936.
Sole practice, New York City, 1936-1942, 46-49; associate firm, Parker & Duryee, New York City partner, Parker & Duryee, New York City, from 1941; assistant general counsel, United States High Commissioner to Germany, 1949-1951; United States government consultant foreign affairs, 1951-1957, from 1960; advisor, coordinator, American embassy, Bonn, Germany, 1957-1959; deputy to director of central intelligence for programs evaluation, Central Intelligence Agency, 1963-1971. Staff member task force on national military establishment Hoover Commission, 1948.
Chairman board directors Center Atlantic Environment Center, from 1971. Trustee Conservation Foundation, from 1986. Board directors World Wild Life Fund United States Conservation Foundation Served to colonel United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946.
Member Association of Bar of City of New York (chairman committee state legislation 1946-1949), Council on Foreign Relations New York Clubs: Metropolitan (New York City), Harvard (New York City).
Married Priscilla Prince, June 1936. Children: Wendy, John, Justine. Married Joanne Bass, October 28, 1947.
1 son, Peter F.