Background
Mcgovern, John Terence was born on December 9, 1876 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Terence and Catherine (Lynch) Mcgovern.
Mcgovern, John Terence was born on December 9, 1876 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Terence and Catherine (Lynch) Mcgovern.
Bachelor of Laws, Cornell, 1900. Doctor of Laws, Syracuse University, New York, 1952.
Practiced at New York City since 1900. Counsel to police commissioner City of New York, 1909-1910. President New York City Baseball Federation, Gramercy Boys’ Club.
President Delaware Registration Association.
Consulting counsel to Carnegie Foundation, 1927. Director American Arbitration Association since 1935.
Official at championship games Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association of America since 1912. Legal counsel for association, 1941.
Elected vice-president and member Executive Committee new American Olympic Association, November 1921, member Executive Committee and counsel since 1947.
Counselor American Olympic Committee, 1923, honorary officer for life, since 1927, has been member of the executive committee and counsel, since 1947, elected life member of executive committee, 1948.
Member various committees American Olympic Association. Clubs: Cornell University, Dutch Treat, Artists’ and Writers’, Economic, Coffee House, Players, Strollers, British American (New York).
Married Alice Mary Shepardson, July 3, 1900.