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James F. English, Jr.

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James F. English Jr.
Personal details
Born
James Fairfield English Jr.

(1927-02-15)February 15, 1927
Putnam, Connecticut
Died June 2, 2020(2020-06-02) (aged 93)
Noank, Connecticut
Spouse Isabelle Spotswood Cox English
Children 4

James Fairfield English Jr. (February 15, 1927 – June 2, 2020)[1] was an American bank executive and college president.

Early years[]

Born in Putnam, Connecticut, English attended and graduated from the Loomis Chaffee School. In 1944, he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to a Japanese language program. Upon completion, he served in the 441st Counter Intelligence Detachment, part of the Counterintelligence Corps, in the occupation of Japan.[2]

Career[]

In 1951, English took a job at the Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, where he ultimately became president, then chairman, and CEO.[3]

From 1981 to 1989, he served as President of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.[4]

See also[]

  • List of Trinity College (Connecticut) people

References[]

  1. ↑ Registered Voters in the State of Connecticut, U.S.A., as of 31 December 2019 - James F. English
  2. ↑ James Fairfield English Jr., Obituary
  3. ↑ Trinity's New Hand at the Helm, The New York Times, June 21, 1981
  4. ↑ James English Jr., who led Trinity College in the 1980s, dies at 93

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