Background
Stark, Franklin Culver was born on April 16, 1915 in Unityville, South Dakota, United States. Son of Fred H. and Catherine (Culver) Stark.
Stark, Franklin Culver was born on April 16, 1915 in Unityville, South Dakota, United States. Son of Fred H. and Catherine (Culver) Stark.
Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1940. AB, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1937. Doctor of Laws, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1959.
Associate firm Sidley, McPherson, Austin & Burgess, Chicago, 1940-1941, Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley, Oakland, California, 1946-1947. Senior member firm Stark, Wells, Rahl, Field & Schwartz, since 1947. Lecturer commercial law University California School Business, 1946-1966.
Staff Office General Counsel, OPA, Washington, 1941-1942. Board directors Merritt Peralta Foundation, Claremont School Theology, Dakota Wesleyan University, Fred Finch Youth Center, 1970-1982, California-Nevada United Methodist Foundation, 1974-1980, Oakland Methodist Foundation, 1952-1982. Chairman board trustees California-Nevada Methodist Homes, 1966-1973.
President Oakland Council of Churches, 1954-1956. Charter member World Peace Through Law Center. Former national president Campaign for United Nations Reform.
National president Center for United Nations Reform Education Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American, California, Alameda County bar associations, Oakland Chamber of Commerce, American Trial Lawyers Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Delta, Phi Alpha Delta, Order Coif. Clubs: Lakeview (Oakland).
Commonwealth (San Francisco). Lodges: Masons; Shriners.
Married Alice C. Churchill, September 16, 1941 (deceased May 1975). Children: Margaret C., Wallace C., Judith C., Franklin Culver. Married Carlyn Kaiser Stark, July 18, 1976.