Wallace Sylvester Jones

Background

Jones, Wallace Sylvester was born on May 23, 1917 in New York City. Son of Adam Leroy and Lily Sylvester (Murray) Jones.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1938; Juris Doctor (Kent Scholar 1941, editor Law Review 1939-1941), Columbia University, 1941.

Career

Associate firm, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and (predecessors), New York City, 1941-1956; member, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and (predecessors), New York City, 1957-1982; senior counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and (predecessors), New York City, 1982-1989; mayor of, Essex Fells, New Jersey, 1974-1981. Member Essex Fells Board Education, 1955-1958. Commissioner Essex County Ednl.

Audio-Visual Aid Commission, 1955-1958. President W. Essex Regional School District, Essex County, 1957-1960. Moderator Northern New Jersey Association, United Church Christ, 1966-1967, Central Atlantic Conference, 1969-1970.

Achievements

• Wallace Sylvester Jones has been listed as a reputable Lawyer, mayor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Barnard College, 1958-1976, trustee emeritus, 1976-1989, Chairman of the Board,1967-1973. Trustee Seeing Eye, Inc., 1971-1989, secretary, 1973-1981, chairman, 1981-1987. Trustee International Foundation, 1972-1989, vice president, 1977-1985, president, 1985-1989.

Board directors Kimberly School, Montclair, New Jersey, 1968-1970, United Church Homes New Jersey, 1967-1975. Secretary Scottish Heritage United States of America, Inc., 1969-1974, vice president, 1974-1977, president, 1977-1982, chairman, 1982-1989. Lay reader Episcopal Church, 1980-1989.

Lay reader The Village Chapel, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 1984-1989, board directors, 1986-1988, president 1987, Executive Committee 1987-1988. Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO. Member American Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, Moore County chapter North Carolina Symphony Society, Sandhills branch English Speaking Union, Kiwanis, Adirondack Mountain Club (chairman Hurrican Mountain chapter 1952-1953), Downtown Club (New York City), Montclair (New Jersey) Golf Club, Country Club of North Carolina (Pinehurst), The Sandhills Club (Moore County, North Carolina), Psi Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi.

Connections

Married Barbara Hardenbergh Ostgren, June 7, 1941 (deceased December 1964). Children– Karen Ostgren (Mistress John Gordon Fraser, Junior), Ellen Wallace (Mistress Robert Q. Barr), Mark Lawrence, Sara Sylvester (Mistress Tim Kaylor), Caroline Murray (Mistress Gary Gooden). Married Helen Marion Nelson Anderson, January 7, 1967.

Father:

Adam Leroy Jones

Mother:

Lily Sylvester (Murray) Jones

Spouse:

Helen Marion Nelson Anderson

Spouse:

Barbara Hardenbergh Ostgren

child:

Junior) Jones

child:

Mark Lawrence Jones

child:

Sara Sylvester Jones (Mistress Tim Kaylor)

child:

Ellen Wallace Jones (Mistress Robert Q. Barr)

child:

Karen Ostgren (Mistress John Gordon Fraser Jones

child:

Caroline Murray Jones (Mistress Gary Gooden)