John Alan Wilson

Background

Wilson, John Alan was born on September 1, 1917 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert and Adelaide Anna (Streubel) Wilson.

Education

Graduate, Deerfield (Massachusetts) Academy, 1935; Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1939; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1942.

Career

House counsel, Dresser Industries, Inc., 1949-1950; secretary, Affiliated Gas Equipment, Inc., 1950-1955; director law, Diamond Shamrock Corporation (formerly Diamond Alkali Company), Cleveland, 1956-1961; secretary, Diamond Shamrock Corporation (formerly Diamond Alkali Company), 1961-1979, 80-82; general counsel, Diamond Shamrock Corporation (formerly Diamond Alkali Company), 1964-1981; vice president, Diamond Shamrock Corporation (formerly Diamond Alkali Company), 1967-1982; director, Eltech Systems Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida, 1982-1987; chairman, Eltech Systems Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida, 1983-1987. Legislation assistant to Senator Robert Taft, 1946-1949.

Achievements

• John Alan Wilson has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, American Society Corporation Secretaries Clubs: Hilton Head Yacht, Sea Pines (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina).

Connections

Married Dorothy Francisco, August 9, 1947 (deceased October 1982). Children: Robert Alan, Anne Elizabeth. Married Carol A. Somers, November 5, 1983.

Father:

Robert Wilson

Mother:

Adelaide Anna (Streubel) Wilson

Spouse:

Dorothy Francisco

Spouse:

Carol A. Somers

child:

Robert Alan Wilson

child:

Anne Elizabeth Wilson