Background
Danhof, John James was born on July 15, 1884 in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States. Son of John and Anna (Medema) Danhof.
Danhof, John James was born on July 15, 1884 in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States. Son of John and Anna (Medema) Danhof.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1907, Juris Doctor with distinction, 1912. Juris Doctor (honorary), Detroit College Law, 1948, Doctor of Laws, 1971.
High school principal, 1907-1911. Admitted to Michigan bar, 1912. Attorney in office of Campbell, Bulkley & Ledyard, Detroit, 1912-1913.
Attorney Medical Corps Railroad solicitor United States Railroad Administration, 1919-1920.
Attorney, 1913-1919, assistant general attorney Medical Corps Railroad, Company, 1920-1930. General attorney New York City Railroad Company, jurisdiction over Medical Corps Railroad, 1930-1931.
General counsel New York City Railroad Company, jurisdiction over Medical Corps Railroad, Medical Corps Railroad Company, 1931-1951, Detroit Terminal Railroad Company 1932-1951, retired 1951. Counsel Michigan Railroads Association, chairman of the executive committee, retired, 1952.
Member of Executive Committee Detroit Tomorrow Committee President, trustee Detroit College Law, until 1971, president emeritus, consultant, 1971-1973. Member American Bar Association (chairman committees on cooperation, 1938-1940), State Bar of Michigan (Chairman of Commission Legal Edition and Admission to Bar, 1938-1939), Detroit Bar Association (chairman Integration Bar committee, 1934-1935, Legislative committee, 1937-1938), Association Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioners past vice president Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner).
Clubs: Detroit (past president) Prismatic (past president), Detroit Golf (past director), Economic (director), Spring Lake Country.
Married Erma Mueller, February 14, 1914. Children: Rosemary (Mistress George I. Hammerschmidt), John James, Annabel (Mistress Samuel A. Hess).