Background
Bannister, Dan Wesley was born on May 13, 1921 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Earl Ford Bannister and Hortense Elizabeth Ashley.
Bannister, Dan Wesley was born on May 13, 1921 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Earl Ford Bannister and Hortense Elizabeth Ashley.
Bachelor of Science, Indiana University, 1942. Juris Doctor cum laude, Albany Law School, 1946. Doctor of Laws, Lincoln College, 1998.
Private practice law, Rochester, New York, 1947-1950. Controller Vaisey Bristol Shoe Company, 1949-1950. Finance controller director Allstate Insurance Company, Skokie, 1951-1961.
Vice president Security Insurance Group, Springfield, Illinois, 1962-1975. President Horace Mann Insurance Group, 1974-1980. Senior vice president Commercial Credit Company, Baltimore, 1974-1980.
President Gulf Insurance Group, Dallas, 1981-1985.
President Abraham Lincoln Association, Springfield, 1946-1947, director, since 1991, executive committee, since 1994. Member Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters, Casualty Actuarial Society, Actuarial Association American.
Married Cornelia Dennis. Children: Dan W. III, Shelley Ashley, James Earl.