John J. McCloy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John J. McCloy

American lawyer and banker

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1895

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1989

Profession: lawyer, politician, jurist, historian, banker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Jay McCloy (March 31, 1895 – March 11, 1989) was an American lawyer, diplomat, banker, and a presidential advisor.
He served as Assistant Secretary of War during World War II under Henry Stimson, helping deal with issues such as German sabotage, political tensions in the North Africa Campaign, and opposing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
After the war, he served as the president of the World Bank, U.S.
High Commissioner for Germany, chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Warren Commission, and a prominent United States adviser to all presidents from Franklin D.
Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan.
Today, he is best remembered as a member of the foreign policy establishment group of elders called "The Wise Men", a group of statesmen marked by nonpartisanship, pragmatic internationalism, and aversion to ideological fervor.