Background
Thierry, John Adams was born on May 8, 1913 in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis Sidney and Adelaide (Hamlin) Thierry.
Thierry, John Adams was born on May 8, 1913 in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis Sidney and Adelaide (Hamlin) Thierry.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1935; A.M., Harvard University, 1936; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1940; postgraduate (Sheldon traveling fellow Harvard), U. Cambridge, England, 1936-1937.
With, Bucyrus-Erie Company, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1940-1982; secretary, Bucyrus-Erie Company, 1958-1977; general attorney, Bucyrus-Erie Company, 1958-1976; vice president, Bucyrus-Erie Company, 1960-1977; senior vice president, Bucyrus-Erie Company, 1977-1978; director, Bucyrus-Erie Company, 1961-1979; member Executive Committee, Bucyrus-Erie Company, 1967-1978; vice-president, director, Bucyrus Erie Company Canada, Ltd., 1959-1978; director, Ruston-Bucyrus, Ltd., Lincoln, England, 1964-1979; director, Komatsu-Bucyrus K.K., Japan, 1971-1981; former director, Bucyrus (Australia) Proprietary Ltd., Bucyrus International, Inc., Brad Foot Gear Works, Inc., Pittsburgh Gear Company, South Milwaukee Marine Bank, Atlas Chain & Precision.
Director Wisconsin Public Expenditure Survey, 1954-1978. Vice president, board directors Bucyrus-Erie Foundation, 1963-1978. Board directors Public Expenditure Research Foundation, 1964-1978, Young Men’s Christian Association, Milwaukee, 1973-1978, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, 1974-1978.
Trustee Wisconsin Conservatory Music, 1969-1978, Southeast Asia Art Foundation, since 1977. President United Performing Arts Fund, Milwaukee, 1969. Member advisory council College Engineering University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1975-1978, member advisory council School Business, 1975-1978.
Member council Medical College Wisconsin, 1975-1978. President Milwaukee Patent Law Association, 1961-1962. Served to captain, C.E. Army of the United States, 1942-1946.
Member Cambridge Union Society, Harvard Club (Boston and New York City), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Mills Hatch, June 6, 1953 (divorced). 1 child, Charles Adams. Married Silvie Marie Frère, December 1977.