Background
Haire, John Russell was born on February 11, 1925 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of J. Russell and Pauline (Houghton) Haire.
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John Russell Haire
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Student, Brown University, 1943. Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1950.
Career
Associate, Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Boston, 1950-1951;
legal, executive assistant to Honorary, William H. Vanderbilt, 1951-1953;
special assistant to president, New York Stock Exchange, 1953-1954;
secretary, New York Stock Exchange, 1955-1956;
vice president charge relations governmental agencies and national organizations, New York Stock Exchange, 1956-1959;
vice president, secretary, Hugh W. Long & Company, Inc., Fundamental Investors, other investment companies, 1959-1962;
executive vice president, secretary, Anchor Corporation, Fundamental Investors, other investment companies, 1962-1964;
chairman, Anchor Corporation, 1964-1978;
president, Council for. Aid to Education, 1978-1989;
also board directors, Council for. Aid to Education
Chairman of Commission independent directors, The Dean Witter Group Investment Companies, New York City, since 1989.
Board directors Washington National Corporation, Dean Witter/Mutual Funds. Past chairman, board directors Investment Company Institute.
Achievements
Membership
Past president Family and Children's Society, Vail-Deane School, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Past trustee New Jersey Symphony, Pingry School. Past chairman Elizabeth General Hospital.
Past president International Childbirth Education Association, Inc. With Army of the United States, 1943-1947, European Theatre of Operations. Sergeant major 18th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron 1945-1947.
Member University Club.
Connections
Married Doris J. Buttry, August 26, 1945. Children: Elizabeth, Paul, Lynn.
