Background
Bird, John Commons was born on November 16, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Henry and Harriet Mackay (Smith) Bird.
Bird, John Commons was born on November 16, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Henry and Harriet Mackay (Smith) Bird.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1943. Juris Doctor, University Cincinnati, 1948.
Attorney, United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1948-1952, 58-66; assistant secretary, United States Steel Corporation, various locations, 1952-1983; attorney homes division, United States Steel Corporation, New Albany, Indiana, 1952-1958; general attorney, United States Steel Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama, 1966-1975; senior general attorney, United States Steel Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama, 1975-1983; secretary, Birmingham Forest Products, Cordova, Alabama, 1970-1974; arbitrator, Birmingham, since 1983. Adjunct Professor Birmingham-Southern College, since 1987. Member roster of arbitrators American Arbitration Association, since 1983, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Svc., since 1992, Better Business Bureau, since 1983.
Precinct clerk Board Elections, Mountain Brook, Alabama, since 1980. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Birmingham Bar Association, Kiwanis (board directors 1992-1993), Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Irene Elizabeth Grogloth, June 12, 1948. Children: Elizabeth Anne Bird Gellert, John Traill, Bruce Mackay.