Background
McPherson, James Willis was born on October 25, 1920 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Son of James Willis and Helen Evringham (Rose) McPherson.
McPherson, James Willis was born on October 25, 1920 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Son of James Willis and Helen Evringham (Rose) McPherson.
Student Kent State University, 1940-1941, 42, 46. Graduate Ohio State University, 1949.
Bar: Ohio 1949, District of Columbia 1949, United States District Court(northern district) Ohio 1949, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1964. United States capitol police officer, Washington, 1947-1949. Partner McPherson & Hite, Hartville, Ohio, 1949-1995.
Retired, 1995.
Court referee Stark County Domestic Court, Canton, Ohio, 1956-1959, solicitor Village of Hartville, 1958-1970. Assistant United State Attorneys general State of Ohio, 1969. Director, agent Ohio Bar Title Insurance Company, Dayton, since 1974.
Central committeeman Republican Party, Canton.
Board directors Stark County Civic Opera, Canton, 1977-1979. Board directors, contributor Hartville Area Cmty.
Charitable Trust Association.
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1942-1945, Pacific Theater of Operations. Fellow Ohio State; member International Bar Association, American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, Stark County Bar Association (Executive Committee 1977-1979, board directors 1977-1979), Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Theta Phi. Club: Congress Lake (Hartville, Ohio).
Married Bea Shaheen, March 25, 1949. Children: Marena Lee, Cheryl Ann McPherson Loden, James West. III. Student Kent State University, 1940-1941, 42, 46.