James Lee Clegg ’67

 Jim died Jan. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

He graduated from Penn Hills High School, where he played baseball, won third place in the Western Pennsylvania Debate Championship, and was star of the school’s debate team. At Princeton, Jim roomed at 312 Walker Hall with George Wilgus, Lee Mercier, and Lee Knauerhaze. He played multiple sports for the Dial Lodge IAA teams and was a member of the Pre-Law Society. He immediately began his law career after graduation.

Jim graduated from Stanford Law School and then got a second degree from New York University Law School. He joined the New York firm of Seward & Kissel after passing the American Bar Exam and worked in corporate law on Wall Street until 1978, when the firm moved him to Atlanta after becoming a partner. Jim spent the remainder of his career in the Atlanta area, with a final period serving as general counsel for the Columbia Nitrogen Corp. based in Augusta, Ga. He had kept his residence in Stone Mountain north of Atlanta for decades.

Jim married Jeannette Baldwin Clegg, and the couple spent 34 years together. His two children, Timothy and Cynthia Bancroft, were from his first marriage.