Background
McCalpin, Francis William was born on November 8, 1921 in St. Louis. Son of George Ambrose and Marguerite (Miles) McCalpin.
McCalpin, Francis William was born on November 8, 1921 in St. Louis. Son of George Ambrose and Marguerite (Miles) McCalpin.
Bachelor of Arts, St. Saint Louis University, 1943; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1948.
Worked at Lewis, Rice & Fingersh. Admitted to the bar, 1948, Missouri. 1953, Illinois.
Lecturer, St. Louis University School of Law, 1953-1962.
Member, 1979-1981, 1993 and Chairman, 1980-1981, Board of Directors of Legal Services Corporation. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (President, 1961-1962). Missouri Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1967-1973).
American Bar Association (Assistant Secretary, 1975-1978. Secretary, 1979-1983. Member, House of Delegates, 1966-1972, 1979-1988.
Chairman: Standing Committee on Lawyers Referral Service, 1964-1965. Special Committee on Availability of Legal Services, 1965-1970. Special Committee on Prepaid Legal Services, 1970-1973.
Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, 1973-1976, 1983-1985). National Conference of Bar Presidents (President, 1973-1974). American Bar Foundation (Chairman of the Fellows, 1976-1977.
Director, 1976-1987; Vice President, 1982-1984. President, 1984-1986). National Legal Aid and Defender Association (Director, 1986-1993.
President-Elect, 1987-1989. President, 1989-1992). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Trustee, secretary St. Louis Educational television Commission KETC-television, 1965-1972. Trustee Junior College District St. Louis, 1962-1965, St. Louis University, 1972-1974. Board directors Family and Children's Service, St. Louis, 1972-1978, 79-85, vice president, 1979-1985.
Board directors American Bar Foundation, 1976-1987, vice president, 1982-1984, president, 1984-1986, chairman fellows, 1976-1977, consultant Ford. Foundation, 1990. Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1942-1946, 50-51. Member American Bar Association (chairman special committee on availabilty of legal services 1965-1970, chairman special committee on prepaid legal services 1970-1973, chairman standing committee on legal aid and indigent defendants 1973-1976, 83-85, assistant secretary 1975-1979, secretary 1979-1983, vice-chairman senior lawyers division, 1989-1990, medal 1988), Illinois Bar Association, Missouri Bar Integrated (governor 1967-1973), Bar Association St. Louis (president 1961-1962), National Conference Bar Presidents (treasurer 1970-1971, president 1973-1974), National Legal Aid & Defenders Association (president-elect 1987-1989, president, 1989-1992).
Clubs: Harvard (St. Louis).
Married Margaret Wickes, February 27, 1954. Children: Martha, William Francis, Katherine McCalpin Winfrey, Lucy McCalpin Hejlek, David Christopher.