John Latshaw

Background

Latshaw, John was born on December 10, 1921 in Kansas City. Son of Ross W. and Edna (Parker) Latshaw.

Education

Student, Kansas City Junior College, 1940. Bachelor of Science, Missouri University, 1942.

Career

Manager trading department, Harris, Upham & Company, 1943-1949; partner, Uhlmann & Latshaw, 1949-1953; partner, E.F. Hutton & Company (merger with Uhlmann & Latshaw), 1954-1987; executive vice president, managing director, E.F. Hutton & Company (merger with Uhlmann & Latshaw), since 1987. Chairman, Board Of Directors, chief Executive officer B.C. Christopher & Company, 1987-1989,chairman emeritus, 1989-1990. Chairman, chief Executive officer Conchemco Inc.

Chairman, chief Executive officer, managing director Latshaw Enterprises, since 1990. Chairman, Board Of Directors Business Communications, Inc., Install, Maintain and Repair, Inc., Interior Designs, Inc. Member Kansas City Board Trade.

Governor Midwest Stock Exchange, 1966-1968. Moderator, opening speaker Plenary Panel on Needs and Opportunities in Key Business Sectors, Miami Conference on the Caribbean, 1980. President World Cable Ltd.

Membership

Past Chairman Key Men's Council. Past president Friends of Zoo, 1970. Member executive committee Religious Heritage American, Starlight Theatre, Performing Arts Kansas City.

Vice president, member executive board American Cancer Society, 1970, 71. Member Jackson County and Crusade Advisory Committee, Governor's Committee on Higher Education. Board directors Kansas City Theatre Guild Council, The Curry Foundation, American Urban Development Foundation, Kansas City Crime Commission.

Trustee City Employees Pension Plan, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Memorial and Reserve Trust Fund, University Missouri, Kansas City. Board governors American Royal, Agricultural Hall of Fame, 1976-1977. Executive board Kansas City Area council Boy Scouts American, 1970-1972, advisory board, 1973, chairman patriotism program, 1970.

Honorary board directors Rockhurst College. Past president Kansas City Soccer Club, Inc. Member executive committee North America Soccer League, 1968, 69.

Board governors Invest-In-American National Council. Member Central Region executive committee. Regional chairman Invest-in-American Week Liaison, since 1958.

Member finance committee Mayor's Professional Theater. Member University Associates of University Missouri of Kansas City. Chairman honorary trustees Young Women’s Christian Association, 1968-1969.

Trustee Midwest Research Institute. Member chancellor's advisory council Metropolitan Community Colleges, 1976-1977. Member president's council board honorary trustees Kansas City Art Institute.

Member President' Scholarship Club Avila College. Board directors, member finance committee Mayor's Christmas Tree Association. Chairman board trustee Conservatory of Music.

Community advisory committee University Missouri Kansas City School Nursing. Member Civic Council Greater Kansas City. Chairman Brotherhood Citation Dinner for National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1980.

Trustee Westminster College, 1981. Honorary board governors Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy. Advisory committee Metro Energy Center, 1982.

Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration advisory board to President United States, 1983-1986. Member International Trade Association (chairman board), Kansas City Chamber of Commerce (director, past president), Business and Professional Association Western Missouri (member advisory board), Kansas City Security Traders Association (past president), National Security Traders Association (past executive vice president), Wine Society of World, Order Jim Daisy, Sigma Nu. Clubs: Carriage, Mission Hills Country.

Connections

Married Barbara Haynes, November 13, 1954 (divorced December 1975). Children: Constance Haynes, Elizabeth Albright.

Father:

Ross W. Latshaw

Mother:

Edna (Parker) Latshaw

Spouse:

Barbara Haynes

child:

Elizabeth Albright Latshaw

child:

Constance Haynes Latshaw