Background
Ryan, Sylvester James was born on September 10, 1896 in New York City. Son of James S. and Julia Leone (Colemann) Ryan.
Ryan, Sylvester James was born on September 10, 1896 in New York City. Son of James S. and Julia Leone (Colemann) Ryan.
College City New York (Ex. 1916); Bachelor of Laws, Fordham University, 1917, Doctor of Laws, 1956.
Admitted to New York State bar, 1918, practiced in New York City, 1918-1947. Chief assistant and acting district attorney Bronx County, New York, 1924-1947. United States district judge for Southern District New York, from 1947, chief judge, from 1960.
Knight of Malta.
Member American, New York State, Bronx County (president 1946-1947) bar associations, American Judicature Society.
Married Mary Margaret Corcoran, January 21, 1922. Children: Sylvester J., Rosemary E. (Mistress Robert Ryder Luttrell), Margaret Ann (Mistress Dermott Gerard Foley).