MacDonald, John Winchester, 1905-1981.

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Birth 1905
Death 1981

Biographical notes:

Lawyer, professor of law.

Cornell University Class of 1925, LL.B 1926, A.M. 1926. John W. MacDonald was a graduate of Cornell University, Canisius College, and the Army Industrial College. He joined the Cornell Law School faculty in 1930, was a visiting professor at Columbia University and at St. John's University, and lectured on crime and delinquency at St. Lawrence University. He was a director of several corporations, chaired the administrative committee of Cornell Law School, and was Edwin H. Woodruff Professor of Law Emeritus at Cornell. MacDonald chaired the New York State Law Revision Commission, was a special assistant to the United States Attorney General from 1942-1947, and authored several legal publications.

From the description of John Winchester MacDonald papers, [ca. 1921-1974]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64073714

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  • College teachers
  • Law
  • Law
  • Lawyers
  • Procedure (Law)
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  • New York (State)--Ithaca (as recorded)
  • New Jersey (as recorded)
  • Fairview Heights (Ithaca, N.Y.) (as recorded)