MacLachlan, James Angell, 1891-1967
Variant namesLawyer, educator, legal scholar. LL.B. Harvard, 1916. Taught at Harv. L.S. 1924-1960, on leave 1942-1945. Co-founder, in 1932 of National Bankruptcy Conference and member, 1932-1960; assisted in drafting amendments to Nat. Bankr. Act of 1898. Member, A.B.A., Atlantic Union Comm. Served as Capt., U.S. Army, 1917-1919. Wartime Gov't serv., 1942-1945. Author: Hornbook on Bankruptcy, 1956; articles in law reviews and other professional journals.
From the description of Papers, 1925-1960 (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 415993222
MacLachlan, James Angell, lawyer, educator, legal scholar.
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August 15, 1891:
b. Ann Arbor, Michigan. s. Professor Andrew Cunningham and Lois Thompson (Angell) McLaughlin. -
1912:
A.B., University of Michigan -
1916:
LL.B., Harvard University -
1928:
m. Mary Jane Carrier; children: Helen Campbell, David Blair, Bruce Birge, James Angell, Rhoda Wilson. -
1912 -1913 :Taught, Bay City Eastern High School, Michigan -
1916 -1917 :1919 -1924 :Practiced law in Chicago -
1924 -1927 :Assistant professor, Harvard Law School -
1927 -1960 :Professor, Harvard Law School -
1960 -1967 :Professor, emeritus, Harvard Law School -
1942 -1945 :On leave, Harvard Law School -
1917 -1919 :Served as captain, 333rd Heavy Artillery, U.S. Army -
1942:
Special counsel, Office of Price Administration, Washington D.C. -
1942 -1943 :Assistant solicitor, War Relocation Authority -
1943 -1945 :Contract negotiator, U.S. Maritime Commission -
1932:
Co-founder of National Bankruptcy Conference, which was initiated to consider ways of improving the then-existing National Bankruptcy Act (of 1898); as member of National Bankruptcy Conference, MacLachlan formulated substantial amendments to the Bankruptcy Act, chiefly those embodied in the Chandler Act of 1938 and the amendment to the law of preferences in 1950. -
April 17, 1967:
d. in automobile accident.
Member:
- National Bankruptcy Conference
- American Bar Association
- Federal Union
- Atlantic Union Committee Council (treasurer, Massachusetts chapter)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Editor:
- Cases on the Federal Anti-Trust Laws of the United States,1930, 1933.
- Cases on Creditors' Rights(with John Hanna), 1939; 2 vol. Revision, 1948-1949; consolidated edition, 1951; supplemented by annotated editions of National Bankruptcy Act,1939, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953.
Author:
- Articles in Harvard Law Reviewand other professional journals.
- Hornbook on Bankruptcy(1956).
Subjects taught at Harvard Law School:
- Property: Liability
- Bankruptcy
- Partnership
- Municipal Corporations, Government Control of Business
- Labor Law
- Creditors' Rights
- Corporate Reorganization
- Torts
- Sales
- Security
- Suretyship
- Water Law and Regulation
From the guide to the Papers, 1925-1960, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)
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Birth 1891-08-15
Death 1967-04-17
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