James Fairfield English Jr. (February 15, 1927 – June 2, 2020)[1] was an American bank executive and college president.
Born in Putnam, Connecticut, English attended and graduated from the Loomis Chaffee School.
Upon completion, he served in the 441st Counter Intelligence Detachment, part of the Counterintelligence Corps, in the occupation of Japan.
[2] He graduated from Yale College in 1949 and was the recipient of the Warren Memorial High Scholarship Prize[3] as the Bachelor of the Arts graduate with the highest ranking in scholarship.
In 1951, English took a job at the Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, where he ultimately became president, then chairman, and CEO.