JAMES BRYANT CONANT

Conant, James Bryant (1893-1978) — also known as James B. Conant — Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 26, 1893. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; President of Harvard University from 1933; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1955-57. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Philosophical Society; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi. Died on 11 Feb 1978.
Parents: James Scott Conant, Jennet Orr Bryant
Spouse: Grace Thayer Richards
Born: Feb. 1, 1898 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Children:
James Richards Conant b. May 17, 1923 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Theodore R Conant b. July 13, 1926 Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sources:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell