Background
Macchesney, Nathan William was born on June 2, 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alfred Brunson (Doctor of Medicine lieutenant colonel United States Army) and Henrietta (Milsom) MacChesney.
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Macchesney, Nathan William was born on June 2, 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alfred Brunson (Doctor of Medicine lieutenant colonel United States Army) and Henrietta (Milsom) MacChesney.
Brother of Chester M. MacChesney. Bachelor of Arts, College of Pacific, 1898. Special student Stanford, 1896-1899.
Student instructor, University of Arizona, 1808-1899.
Student Northwestern Law School, 1899-1900. Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1902.
Master of Laws, Northwestern University, 1922. Honorary LL Doctorate., College of Pacific, 1926, University of Michigan, 1934.
M Lena Frost, December, 1904.
Senior member MacChesney & Becker, Chicago. Special assistant attorney general of United States, 1911-1912. Special assistant state’s attorney, 1912.
Special assistant attorney general, Illinois, 1913-1933.
Special counsel City of Chicago, 1924. General counsel National Association Real Estate Bds.
Appointed United States minister to Canada by President Hoover, 1932-1933. High commissioner for Canada, Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, 1933-1934.
Consul general for Thailand (Siam), since 1924.
Appointed United States referee in bankruptcy, 1943. Life member National Conference Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (president 1922-1925). Of counsel for United States Senate in investigation of the United States War Veterans Bureau and of Rent Control in District of Columbia and for War Department in Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1914-1917.
Counsel National Child Labor Committee and draftsman many acts for social, uniform and progressive legislation.
Lecturer University of Illinois, 1908-1916. Member Executive Committee Chicago Plan Commission.
Member Air Board of Chicago. Member Chicago Crime Commission.
Trustee Northwestern University, 1913-1948, life trustee, since 1948.
Trustee National Alumni Council University of Michigan, Carson Long Institute, Public Health Institute. Chairman Board Salvation Army, life member Committee 15.
Served in Illinois, California and Arizona National Guard, 1893-1917 and as judge advocate general of Illinois, 1911-1917. Member American Bar Association (Vice-President 1925-1926. Member Illinois State Bar Association (life: president 1915-1916), Chicago Bar Association (board of managers, 1943-1945), Association Bar City of New York, Conference of Bar Association Delegates (chairman 1926-1927).
American Law Institute (charter.
Member Alliance Francaise (treasurer, director), Italy-American Society, honorary life. Member Maryland., Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tenn, state bar associations, Chicago Association Commerce.
Member of Executive Committee Republican National Convention, 1908-1920. Mason.; Clubs: University, Chicago, Union League, Chicago Law, Chicago Literary, Knollwood, Michigan Union, Lawyers (Ann Arbor).
Children: Alfred Brunson III, Gordon.