James Hoge Tyler McConnell b. 23 Nov 1914 Richmond City, Virginia d. 13 Mar 1989 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware: If the Legends Are True...

1914 - 1989 (74 years)

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Name	James Hoge Tyler McConnell [1, 2, 3, 4]
Born	23 Nov 1914	Richmond City, Virginia [2]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	23 Nov 1914 [1, 4]
Biographical	belonged to a lot of clubs. [5]
	The Wilmington Club. The Wilmington Country Club. The River Club in New York. The Farmington Country Club in Virginia. The Rehoboth Beach Country Club. The Vicmead Hunt Club. The Bath and Tennis Club in Palm Beach. The Everglades Club in Palm Beach.
Biographical	member of the American Bankers Association [5]
	1974-76 – governing council 1979-81 – cief executive officer
Biographical	member of the National Steeplechase, Hunt Association [5]
	1964-76 – steward. 1971-76 – vice-president.
Biographical	member, Delaware Racing Association [5]
	1948-84 – director.
Biographical	was a member of the American Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association, the Delaware Bar Association and the Missouri Bar Association [5]
Biographical	was a member of the American Judicature Society [5]
Biographical	was a member of the Delaware Bankers Association [5]
	1966-73 – executive committee. 1973-73 – president.
Biographical	was a member of the Raven Society, Phi Alpha Delta, and Kappa Alpha. [5]
Graduated	1936 [2]
	Virginia Military Institute with a B.A.
Biographical	1938	Virginia [2]
	passed the Bar
Graduated	1939 [2]
	The University of Virginia with a LL. B.
Occupation	1939	Charlottesville City, Virginia [2]
	assistant leader of the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia
Occupation	1939-1940	Radford, Bedford, Virginia [2]
	vice president and director of People's Bank
Occupation	1940-1941	Radford, Bedford, Virginia [2]
	Civil Court judge
Occupation	1938-1941	Radford, Bedford, Virginia [2]
	partner with Tyler, McConnell & Goldsmith
Biographical	1942	Missouri [2]
	passed the Bar
Military Service	1939-1942 [5]
	as a 1st lieutenant, U. S. Air Force
Biographical	1944	Delaware [2]
	passed the bar
Occupation	Aft 1950 [5]
	member, Delaware Safety Council
History	1952 [5]
	a bridge across the Brandywine River was named for him
		McConnell → Jame Hoge Tyler The Tyler McConnell Bridge State Bridge Number 587. Carries S.R. 141 over Brandywine Creek.
Occupation	1952 [5]
	campaign chairman, National Safety Council
Occupation	1949-1953 [5]
	commissioner and chairman of the Delaware State Highway Department
Political	1956	Delaware [5]
	the Democratic nominee for governor
Occupation	1960-1963 [5]
	president, Delaware Safety Council
Occupation	1960-1963 [5]
	president, Greater Wilmington Development Council
Occupation	1963-1965 [5]
	1st chairman, Delaware River Bay Authority
Occupation	Aft 1964 [2]
	director on the executive committee of station WHYY-TV
Occupation	1944-1966	Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware [2]
	counsel for Hercules, Inc.
	He was also plant manager, assistant general counsel, assistant to the president, and corporate secretary.
Occupation	1959-1966	Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware [2]
	director of the finance committee at Hercules, Inc.
Occupation	1965-1966	New York, New York, New York [2]
	parent chairman, Bennett College
Occupation	1966-1967 [5]
	chairman, Fair Hill Races
Occupation	1966-1967 [5]
	member, Delaware Commission on Organized Crime
Occupation	1967-1969 [2]
	director of Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Occupation	1968-1969 [5]
	member, Block Blight, Inc.
Occupation	1968-1969 [2]
	president of Wilmington Clearing House
Graduated	1970 [2]
	The University of Virginia, J. D.
Political	1968-1970 [5]
	civilian aid to the Secretary of the Army
Biographical	1971 [5]
	received the NSC Flame of Life award
Biographical	1971 [5]
	received the Outsanding Civilian Service Medal, Department of the Army
Occupation	1969-1971 [5]
	chairman, executive committee, National Safety Council
Occupation	1959-1971 [2]
	overseer and chairman of the financial committee of Sweet Briar College
Occupation	1963-1971	New Jersey [5]
	trustee, Lawrenciville Schools
Occupation	1971-1972 [5]
	member national advisory committee, Camp Fire Girls
Occupation	1973-1975 [2]
	member, director, Delaware Department of Industy and Finance
Occupation	1966-1975 [5]
	president, Cecil County Breeders Fair, Inc.
Occupation	1977-1979 [5]
	director on the board, Urban Coalition
Occupation	1966-1979	Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware [2]
	president of Hercules, Inc.
Political	1980 [5]
	chairman, Delaware Democrats for Reagan-Bush
Occupation	1979-1980 [2]
	president of Wilmington Clearinghouse
Occupation	1972-1980 [5]
	trustee, National Safety Council
Occupation	1958-1981 [5]
	founder, director on the board, member of the executive committe, Delaware Museum of Natural History
Biographical	1982 [5]
	award from the Institute of Human Relations
Occupation	1966-1985	Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware [2]
	chairman of Hercules, Inc.
Occupation	1966-1985	Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware [2]
	chief executive officer, chairman of the executive committee and director of Delaware Trust Company
Occupation	1960-1985 [5]
	founder, member of the executive committee, and director of the Greater Wilmington Development Council
Occupation	1980-1986 [5]
	member, Delaware Roundtable, Inc.
Occupation	1953-1986 [2]
	trustee, Virginia Military Institute
Occupation	1987	Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida [5]
	life member, director, chairman, finance committee, treasurer, Society of The Four Arts
Occupation	1983-1987 [5]
	member, executive committee, Delaware Roundtable, Inc.
Political	1981-1988 [5]
	director on the board of the Newcastle County Economic Development Corporation
Political	1982-1988 [5]
	member, executive committee, President's Private Sector Survey
Occupation	1948-1988 [5]
	director on the board of the Delaware chapter of the American Red Cross
Occupation	1981-1988 [5]
	director on the board of the Grand Opera House, Inc.
Occupation	1985-1988 [2]
	on the board of governors for the U. S. Postal Service
Religion	Episcopalian [5]
Died	13 Mar 1989	Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware [2]
Buried	Lower Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware [2]
Person ID	I6815	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	24 Jun 2016

Father	Frank Percy McConnell, b. 1 Jul 1870, Union City, Obion, Tennessee , d. 21 Sep 1941 (Age 71 years)
Mother	Belle Norwood Tyler, b. 9 Mar 1876, 'Belle Hampton', Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia , d. 4 Feb 1955 (Age 78 years)
Married	16 Nov 1908	East Radford, Montgomery, Virginia
Family ID	F2511	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Jean Ellen du Pont, b. 23 Feb 1923

Married 23 Sep 1943 [1, 2]

Divorced 1972

Children

	1. Marion du Pont McConnell, b. 5 Mar 1948 (Age 76 years)
	2. Susan du Pont McConnell, b. 25 Oct 1950, d. Yes, date unknown
	3. James Hoge Tyler McConnell, Junior, b. 25 May 1953 (Age 70 years)
	4. William du Pont McConnell, b. 6 Nov 1954, d. Bef 1993 (Age 38 years)

Last Modified 27 Mar 2007

Family ID F2512 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Margaret Mahler, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	25 Apr 1973 [2]
Last Modified	27 Mar 2007
Family ID	F6875	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "James Hoge Tyler McConnell" (accessed April 25, 2024) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?&personID=I6815&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S101] Genealogy of the du Pont family, 1739-1949 by Pierre S. du Pont, page a92b (Wilmington, Delaware: unknown, c1943, 381 pgs.). (Reliability: 3).
[S217] Who Was Who In America, Volume X, 1989-1993 by The A. N. Marquis Company, page 235 (New Providence, New Jersey: Reed Publishing, 1993). (Reliability: 3).
[S267] Who's Who in Finance and Banking by John William Leonard, page 450 (New York, New York, Who's Who in Finance Inc, 1920-1922). (Reliability: 4).
[S486] Listen To The Mockingbird by Daniel Dunbar Howe, page 322 (Boyce, Virginia: Carr publishing Company, Inc., 1961). (Reliability: 4).
[S217] Who Was Who In America, Volume X, 1989-1993 by The A. N. Marquis Company, page 235 (New Providence, New Jersey: Reed Publishing, 1993). (Reliability: 4).