Background
Carter, John Coles was born on January 21, 1920 in Eolia, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles William and Ollie (Brown) Carter.
Carter, John Coles was born on January 21, 1920 in Eolia, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles William and Ollie (Brown) Carter.
AB, Lake Forest (Illinois) College, 1943; Master of Arts, Lake Forest (Illinois) College, 1979; Bachelor of Laws, Chicago-Kent College Law, 1950.
Public accountant, Price Waterhouse & Company, Chicago, 1946-1947; public accountant, Paul Pettingill Company, Waukegan, Illinois, 1950-1951; instructor, Lake Forest College, 1947-1950; with, Inland Steel Company, Chicago, 1951-1979; secretary, Inland Steel Company, 1962-1979; professor of law, Memphis State University, 1979-1990; professor of law emeritus, Memphis State University, 1990-1993; partner, Glankler, Brown, Gilliland, Chase, Robinson & Raines, Memphis, 1990-1992; member, Benham, Schatz & Tucker, Professional Corporation, Memphis, 1992-1993. Instructor John Marshall School Law, 1964.
Commissioner, past president Lake Bluff (Illinois) Park District. Past president Lake Bluff Village Library. Past board directors American Lung Association, Chicago Lung Association, Lake Forest Hospital, Concerts International.
Board directors Tennessee Lung Association. President Memphis Lung Association. Former trustee Village of Lake Bluff, Lake Forest College Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, American Law Institute, American Society Corporation Secretaries (president 1964-1965, national director 1966-1977, national vice president 1967, national president 1975-1976), Lake Forest Alumni Association (past president executive board), Scholarship and Guidance Association (president 1972-1973, director), Legal Club, Law Club, Farmington Club (Charlottesville, Virginia), Chickasaw Club (Memphis).
Married Dorothy Mary Strong, January 29, 1944. Children: Carolyn L., Charles W.