James McDevitt Magee (S&B 1899)
Republican. Attorney. Politician. Aviator. Yale University. Skull and Bones. Delta Kappa Epsilon.
President Law Club of Pittsburgh, Member District Council Associated Charities of Pittsburgh, Masonic order, and Calvary Church (Epsicopal), Pittsburgh.
American Bar Association.
Beatty, Magee & Martin (Pittsburgh).[2]
Attorney to treasurer and mercentile appraiser Allegheny County.[6]
1945 to 1949 - Resident Vice President, American Surety Company of New York.[6]
1941 to 1942 - Chairman Pittsburgh Yale Alumni Association Committee on Library and Museums.[6]
1931 to 1935 - Chairman Pennsylvania Securities Commission.[6]
1925 - President Board of Trustees Elizabeth Magee Hospital, Pittsburgh.[6]
7 Nov 1924 - Married Mary Gittings Forsyth, daughter of James C and Emma (List) Gittings.[6]
1923 to 1927 - Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania[2][6]
May 1918 - Commissioned Captain.[6]
WW1 - Capt., Air Service.[2] President Citizens Traction Company.[6]
1908 to 1945 - Attorney and Manager Western Pennsylvania, American Surety Company of New York.[6]
16 May 1906 - Married Rebecca Caldwell, daughter of Edward H and Mary (Caldwell).[6]
1899 - Graduated Yale, Skull and Bones Patriarch.[1]
Died 16 Apr 1949, from nephrosis with uremia. Age 72.[4]
Brother … John Gillespie Magee (S&B 1906) - Filmed the Nanjing Massacre.
Note: Photo by Harris & Ewing photo. Library of Congress.
[3] - Skull and Bones Membership List by David Luhrssen
[5] - Biogrpahic Directory of the United States Congress - MAGEE, James McDevitt
[6] - Yale University - Obituary, p41
[7] - FYI - Wiki - James McDevitt Magee (S&B 1899)
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