John T. Cahill (lawyer)

For the businessman, see John T. Cahill (businessman).

John Thomas Cahill (November 17, 1903 – November 3, 1966), was a 20th-century American lawyer and prosecutor.^[1]

John T. Cahill
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office 1939 – March 1941
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Gregory F. Noonan
Succeeded by	Mathias F. Correa
Personal details
Born	(1903-11-17)November 17, 1903 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	November 3, 1966(1966-11-03) (aged 62) London, United Kingdom
Spouse	Grace Pickens
Children	Catherine Cahill Bernhard
Education	Columbia University (A.B.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Biography

Cahill was the son of a New York City Police Officer who had immigrated from Ireland. He attended Townsend Harris High School, a public school in New York and later attended Columbia University, A.B. (1924) and Harvard Law School, LL.B. (1927).^[1]

He joined the law firm of Cotton & Franklin, the predecessor to the firm that was to later bear his name, Cahill Gordon & Reindel. He represented NBC, RCA, W.R. Grace & Co. and A&P, among other corporate giants.^[1]

Cahill served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, from 1939 to 1941 and was the lead prosecutor in the trial of former United States Circuit Judge Martin T. Manton, which led to Manton's conviction.^[2]

Personal life

He was married to Grace Pickens^[3] who was one of the Pickens Sisters, a singing trio born on a Georgia plantation that reached national stardom in the 1930s with its own radio show, concert tours and records.^[4] They had 4 children.^[4] His daughter Catherine married William Lehman Bernhard (b. 1931), son of Dorothy Lehman Bernhard.^[3]