| James F. English Jr. | |
| Birth Name: | James Fairfield English Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Putnam, Connecticut |
| Death Place: | Noank, Connecticut |
| Spouse: | Isabelle Spotswood Cox English |
| Children: | 4 |
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. In 1944, he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to a Japanese language program. 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.[4]
From 1981 to 1989, he served as President of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.[5]