Justin DuPratt White

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Justin DuPratt White (1869–1939) was an American attorney best known for co-founding the White & Case law firm. In 1939 he was chairman of the Cornell University Board of Trustees.

Biography

He was born in 1869. White graduated from Cornell University in 1890 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1892. In 1902, White and George B. Case founded White & Case, which served prominent corporate clients such as Bankers Trust Company, as well as Cornell University.

On May 5, 1928, the Board elected White was elected Trustee to fill a vacancy, and he continued to serve until his death.^[1] While on the Board, White served on the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Law School Committee, and Medical School Committee. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1939, but because of his untimely death, had the shortest tenure as Chairman in the University's history.

Legacy

White & Case endowed the J. DuPratt White Professor of Law in his honor.

References

↑ Cornell Alumni News, May 28, 1928 p. 386

External links

Guide to the J. DuPratt White Papers

Academic offices
Preceded by Frank Harris Hiscock	Chairman of Cornell Board of Trustees 1939	Succeeded by Howard Edward Babcock

Persondata
Name	White, Justin DuPratt
Alternative names
Short description	American lawyer
Date of birth	1869
Place of birth
Date of death	1939
Place of death

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