Background
Wilson, John Arnot was born on October 9, 1916 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Smith and Mary Virginia (Conner) Wilson Bowles.
Wilson, John Arnot was born on October 9, 1916 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Smith and Mary Virginia (Conner) Wilson Bowles.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, Honors, 1938). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1941).
Lawyer Thompson, Hine & Flory, Cleveland, 1946—1947, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1948—1954. Resident counsel Hiller Aircraft Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1954—1957. Firm member Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, 1957—1982, consultant, since 1982.
Director, numerous corporations, California. Served to lieutenant United States Navy, 1941-1946.
Member, town council Town of Portola Valley, California, 1972—1977, mayor, 1977. Board directors & president Senior Coordinator Council Palo Alto, since 1973. Board directors Sensory Aids Foundation, Palo Alto, since 1977.
Advisory board Stanford University Center International Security and Arms Control, since 1980. Member of American Bar Association, California Bar Association, Sharon Heights Country Club (Menlo Park, California) (board directors 1970-1973).
Married Nancy Swartz, March 8, 1958. Children: Catherine, John Conner, Robert Arnot.