Background
Coppinger, John Bampfield was born on September 3, 1913 in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. Son of John Biggins and Clara (Bampfield) Coppinger.
Coppinger, John Bampfield was born on September 3, 1913 in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. Son of John Biggins and Clara (Bampfield) Coppinger.
Shurtleff College; St. Louis University (Juris Doctor, 1937). Master in Chancery, Madison County, Illinois, 1955-1960.
Attorney Travelers Insurance Company, St. Louis, 1937—1939. Private practice Alton, Illinois, since 1939, 1949—1955. Partner various firms, 1939—1949, 1955—1964.
Attorney Village of Hartford, Illinois, 1939—1971. Master in chancery Madison County Circuit Court, Illinois, 1956—1960. Partner Coppinger, Carter, Schrempf & Blaine PC, Alton, since 1964.
Lieutenant colonel Reserve retired, with United States Army, 1943-1946.
Metropolitan Bar of St. Louis. Alton-Wood River, Madison County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar; American Judicature Society.
[With United States. Army, 1943-1946. United States Army Reserve, 1946-1973. Retired Lieutenant Col, Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States.
Married Glenna Lou Edgington, August 25, 1955 (divorced 1979). Children: John Brian, Elnora Anne.