b. 7 December 1923, Passac, New Jersey
m. Bimby Harland, 10 January 1953, Atlanta GA.
d. 16 March 2005, Atlanta GA.
John Conant was born in New Jersey, and came on his father's side from a fine New England family with roots before the Revolutionary War. His parent's home later in life was at Mary's Point, West Southport, Maine; it is still a magnificent summer residence. John served in the US Army during the Second World War, and contracted poliomyelitis while in the Philippines. On his return home he went to Warm Springs, Georgia, for treatment. Subsequently he had to walk with crutches. He attended Yale University, graduating in the class of 1951 at the age of 27. He then moved to Atlanta and became a stockbroker, later joining the John H. Harland Company after marrying Bimby Harland.
John, Margaret, Louise Bloodworth, Tom, Lil, Bimby, Billy and Jack, Atlanta circa 1957
John Conant was born in New Jersey, and came, on his father's side, from a fine New England family with roots before the Revolutionary War. His parent's home later in life was at Mary's Point, West Southport, Maine; it is still a magnificent summer residence. John served in the US Army during the Second World War, and contracted poliomyelitis while in the Philippines. On his return home he went to Warm Springs, Georgia, for treatment. Subsequently he had to walk with crutches. He attended Yale University, graduating in the class of 1951 at the age of 27. He then moved to Atlanta and became a stockbroker, later joining the John H. Harland Company after marrying Bimby Harland.
John and Bimby built a magnificent holiday cottage at Sea Island Georgia, which supplemented their homes in Atlanta and Maine and allowed them to entertain many friends and family members. Swimming in his pool at home in Rivermeade Drive NE Atlanta, or at Sea Island Ga. acted as both a pleasurable pursuit and physiotherapy. In later life, as the secondary weakness developed, he became a full-time wheel chair user. However his good brain, his charming manners, and his wide interests made light of such physical disability.
He was appointed a Senior Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of the John H. Harland Company, and on retirement took charge of the John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, which is the backbone of support for the Boys' & Girls' Clubs in Atlanta, among other causes.
John and Bimby built a magnificent holiday cottage at Sea Island Georgia, which supplemented their homes in Atlanta and Maine and allowed them to entertain many friends and family members. Swimming in his pool at home in Rivermeade Drive NE Atlanta, or at Sea Island Ga. acted as both a pleasurable pursuit and physiotherapy. In later life, as the secondary weakness developed, he became a full-time wheel chair user. However his good brain, his charming manners, and his wide interests made light of such physical disability.
He was appointed a Senior Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of the John H. Harland Company, and on retirement took charge of the John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, which is the backbone of support for the Boys' & Girls' Clubs in Atlanta, among other causes.
Read his obituary and his brother Richard’s reflections on John at his memorial service.