Family and Education
Danforth attended St. Louis Country Day School,for high school, and he eventually went on to Princeton University and received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1958. While in college Danforth joined Lambda Chi Alpha.He then attended both law and divinity graduate schools at Yale University.
Danforth is the grandson of William H. Danforth, founder of Purina Mills, his father Donald Danforth, is the former CEO of its descendant, Ralston Purina. Danforth's brother, Dr. Bill Danforth is former chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
After a short time at the New York law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, Danforth was elected in 1968 at the age of 32 to be Missouri Attorney General. On his staff of assistant attorneys general were Kit Bond, John Ashcroft, and Clarence Thomas.
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