Background
Drye, John Wilson was born on May 28, 1900 in Van Alstyne, Texas, United States. Son of Wilson and Elizabeth (Cave) Drye.
Drye, John Wilson was born on May 28, 1900 in Van Alstyne, Texas, United States. Son of Wilson and Elizabeth (Cave) Drye.
Student Valparaiso University, 1917-1918, University of Michigan, 1918. Bachelor of Laws, Washington and Lee University, 1920, Doctor of Laws, 1956.
Admitted to New York bar, 1922. Associate Larkin, Rathbone & Perry, 1920-1929, partner same and successor firms Rathbone, Perry, Kelley & Drye and Kelley, Drye, Newhall, Maginnes & Warren, 1930, now Kelley, Drye & Warren. Director Park 81st Corporation, Security Reins.
Corporation, Limited.
President Juilliard Museum Foundation. Board directors Juilliard School, Planting Fields Foundation, Metropolitan Opera.
Member American, New York State, New York City, New York County bar associations, Sigma Chirurgical Clubs: Knickerbocker, Nassau Country, Racquet and Tennis (New York City).
Married Loraine Caldwell, October 26, 1926. Children: Robert Caldwell, Anne Elizabeth.