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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1876 - 1942 (66 years)
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| Name |
James Monroe Fitch |
| Born |
16 May 1876 |
Cornwall, Connecticut  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
20 Aug 1942 |
St. George, Staten Island, New York |
| Person ID |
I24799 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2001 |
| Father |
Charles Newton Fitch, b. 25 Jan 1846, Geneva, Ohio , d. 12 Jun 1924, Of, College Point, New York (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Emma Elizabeth Monroe, b. 14 Jun 1848, Oberlin, Lorain Co., Ohio, USA , d. 13 Feb 1939, Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York, USA (Age 90 years) |
| Married |
20 May 1872 |
| Family ID |
F6507 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- James graduated from Oberlin College in 1900 with a degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. He received the degree of Bachelor of Laws from Columbia University in 1903.
He worked for the Census Bureau in Washington, D.C. 1900-1902. After receiving his law degree, he went to New York where he was admitted to the bar and entered the law office of James B. Dill. He was sent by the law firm to look after its interests in London and Paris where he remained for three years.
In 1921-1931, he was assistant solicitor and officer of the New York Title and Mortgage Company. In 1932-1934 he was associate counsel with the law firm of Cravath, De Gersdorff, Swaine, and Wood, representing the B.& O. Railroad and the Gulf Refining company. In 1934, he became advisory counsel with the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, New York Regional Office.
He was the author of a novel entitled "The Ring Buster" published in 1940.
He died of a heart attack at his home in St. George, Staten Island, New York. He had no children.
Ref: Clan Munro files - Guilford, Dr. Joan S.
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