John Brooke Prentis III

Background

III, John Brooke Prentis was born on February 12, 1937 in St. Louis. Son of John Brooke and Olivia Valeska (Mohrstadt) P.

Education

Bachelor, Yale University, 1959.

Career

Assistant secretary-treasurer, Tower Grove Bank & Trust Company, St. Louis, 1963-1967; president, Arnold (Missouri) Savings Bank, 1967-1971; chairman, Bank of Ferguson (Missouri), 1971-1975; executive vice president, United Missouri Bancshares, Kansas City, Missoury, 1971-1975; president, United Missouri Bank of St. Louis, 1973-1975; president, Prandur Corporation, St. Louis, 1976-1982; president, Duraflex-Omega Corporation, Whittier, California, 1978-1981; president, Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, 1982-1985; publisher, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, 1985-1987; vice president, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, since 1989. Board directors God's World Publications, Asheville, North Carolina, Churches Vitalized, Inc., St. Louis.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor editorials to newspapers.

Membership

Committee member Republican Party, St. Louis, 1960-1968. Member Missouri Education Commission, since 1990. With United States Army, 1961-1966.

Member Missouri Athletic Club, University Club St. Louis.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, reading, speaking, traveling.

Connections

Married Nancy Jane Bland, June 25, 1960. Children: Mary B., John B., Samuel J.B., Nancy B.

Father:

John Brooke P.

Mother:

Olivia Valeska (Mohrstadt) P.

Spouse:

Nancy Jane Bland

child:

Mary B. III

child:

John B. III

child:

Samuel J.B. III

child:

Nancy B. III