Background
Day, James Edward was born on October 11, 1914 in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States. Son of James Allmond and Frances (Wilmot) Day.
Day, James Edward was born on October 11, 1914 in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States. Son of James Allmond and Frances (Wilmot) Day.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1935; Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Harvard, 1938; Doctor of Laws, Illinois College Doctor of Laws, University Nevada.
With firm, Sidley, Austin, Burgess & Harper, 1939-1941, 45-49, 63-72;
legal and legislative assistant to, Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, Springfield, 1949-1950;
member, secretary, Illinois Commission Intergovtl. Cooperative, 1949-1953;
commissioner insurance, Illinois, 1950-1953;
associate general solicitor, Prudential Insurance Company American, 1953-1956;
associate general counsel, Prudential Insurance Company American, 1956;
senior vice president charge Western operations, Prudential Insurance Company American, Los Angeles, 1957-1961;
postmaster general United States, 1961-1963;
partner in charge Washington office Chicago law firm, Sidley and Austin, 1963-1973;
partner, Cox, Langford & Brown, Washington, 1973-1996;
partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland and Washington, 1973-1996. Chairman Montgomery County (Maryland.) Revenue Authority, 1986-1991.
Board directors, member Executive Committee numerous business and insurance corporations, 1965-1996. Special counsel Consumer Electronics Group Electronics Industries Association, 1968-1984. General counsel 3d Class Mail Association, 1968-1984.
Vice chairman Governor's Commission Met.Area Problems, California, 1959-1961. Member of advisory board United States Customs Bureau, 1966-1968. Member California Governor's Business Advisory Council, 1959-1961.
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Vice president National Capital council Boy Scouts American. General campaign chairman Los Angeles Young Men’s Christian Association, 1959. Chairman advising committee Maryland.
Insurance Department, 1966-1969. Chairman Democratic Associate, Los Angeles County, 1958-1961, Smithsonian Institution Luncheon Group;alternate delegate Democratic National Convention, 1952, delegate, 1960. Trustee Montgomery County History Society.
Trustee, secretary Project Hope, 1974-1996. Member of advisory committee Hospitality and Information Svc. Meridian House Foundation.
Member board fellows Claremont College, California, 1958-1965. Chairman national development committee Georgetown University, 1971-1978. Trustee Hood College, Frederick, Maryland., 1970-1977.
Member Clinton pre-convention team, 1992. Board directors Population Action Interna. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1940-1945.
Member American Bar Association, National Civil Svc. League (president 1964-1966), Citizens Conference State Legislatures (chairman 1965-1970), National Association Insurance Commissioners (chairman Midwestern zone 1950-1953), District of Columbia Bar Association, Maryland. Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Maryland.
Farm Bureau, Legal Club Chicago, National Press Club, Phi Kappa Psi.
Married Mary Louise, Burgess, July 2, 1941. Children: Geraldine (Mistress James A. Zurn), Molly (Mistress John Himmelfarb), James Edward (deceased).