Background
Shackleford, Covington was born on July 2, 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Nelson and Margaret Steele (Covington) Shackleford.
Shackleford, Covington was born on July 2, 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Nelson and Margaret Steele (Covington) Shackleford.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, University of Virginia, 1950; Juris Doctor, University of Virginia, 1954.
Arbitration representative, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1954-1957; division director personnel, Allied Chemical Company. New York City, 1957-1962; director personnel, Wallace and Tiernan Inc., Belleville, New Jersey, 1962-1966; vice president personnel, Pepsi-Cola Company/Pepsi Cola Inc., Purchase, New York, 1966-1976; senior vice president human resources, Stone Container Corporation, Chicago, since 1976.
Chairman Police and Fire Commission, City of Lake Forest, Illinois, since 1983. Senior warden Episcopalian Church, Lake Forest, 1988. With United States Army, 1943-1946, 51-52, Japan, Germany.
Member American Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, Exmoor Country Club, Union League Club.
Married Helen Julia Sterner, December 27, 1950. Children: Margaret Steele, Covington Junior, Elizabeth Cherry, Julia-Ann Nye.