Background
Speer, Hugh W. was born on May 28, 1906 in Olathe, Kansas, United States. Son of Henry W. and Amelia (Shonehair) Speer.
Speer, Hugh W. was born on May 28, 1906 in Olathe, Kansas, United States. Son of Henry W. and Amelia (Shonehair) Speer.
AB, American University, 1928. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1950.
From teacher to principal Fredonia (Kansas) High School, 1928-1936. Principal Hays (Kansas) Junior-Senior High School, 1936-1942. American field director American Red Cross, Italy, 1943-1945.
From director veterans advisement to professor University Missouri, Kansas City, 1945-1976. Trustee, chairman Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas, since 1967. Trustee Faith Village, Overland Park, 1979-1984.
Columnist Olathe Daily News, 1988-1995.
Democrat.
Married Catherine Edwards (deceased May 1995). Children: Marcia Speer Snook, Mary Lynn Shea.