Background
Magovern, John Jay was born on December 28, 1905 in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Jay and Elizabeth (Walraff) Magovern.
Magovern, John Jay was born on December 28, 1905 in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Jay and Elizabeth (Walraff) Magovern.
Bachelor of Laws, Fordham University, 1929.
Admitted to New Jersey bar, 1930. Associate Pitney, Hardin & Skinner, Newark, 1929-1937. Attorney Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, 1942-1944, assistant counsel, 1944-1947, associate counsel, 1947-1951, counsel since 1951, vice president, 1952-1960, executive vice president, 1960-1962, president, also chief Executive officer, 1962-1972, director, 1972-1974, honorary director, 1974-1976.
Trustee Philadelphia National Bank Mortgage & Realty Company Chairman board control New Jersey Department Institutions and Agilysys.
Chairman of the Board Life Insurance Medical Research Fund. Board directors New Jersey Safety Council.
Trustee National Carmel Guild, Greater Newark Hospital Development Fund, Chaplain to the Forces Mueller Scholarship Foundation. Chairman New Jersey Economics Policy Committee, Task Force Public Credit Tax Policy Committee.
Member of advisory board Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith.
Member finance council committee Catholic Archdiocese.
Member New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, Board Of Directors), Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce (Executive Committee), Association Life Insurance Counsel, American, Essex County (chairman) bar association, Life Insurance Association American (director), New Jersey Tax Policy Committee. Club: Essex.
Married Kathleen V. Doyle, May 3, 1934. Children: Margaret (wife of George F. Cummings, Junior.