Background
Vickery, John David was born on July 18, 1926 in Central, South Carolina. Son of Juris Doctor Vickery Senior and Sadie (Stewart) Vickery.
lawyer real estate company executive
Vickery, John David was born on July 18, 1926 in Central, South Carolina. Son of Juris Doctor Vickery Senior and Sadie (Stewart) Vickery.
Student, Clemson U., 1943-1946; Bachelor of Laws, University of Southern California, 1950; Juris Doctor, University of Southern California, 1970.
Enlisted, United States Navy Air Force, 1944; advanced through ranks to captain, United States Navy Air Force resigned, United States Navy Air Force, 1956; broker-dealer, Spelman and Company, Inc. Chairman, Board Of Directors, Vickery Leaseholds International, Inc. principal, insurance broker, Vickery Insurance Agency principal, realty broker, Pickens County Realty Company past vice president, Vickery Corporation, Realty Investments. Past vice president Vickery Corporation.
County attorney Pickens County, 1968-1958. Sunday school teacher, training union director, Pickens First Baptist Church, since 1955. Trustee South Carolina.
Baptist Foundation, since 1959, president 1970, chairman of the board of trustees, 1981. Trustee Long Creek Christian Academy, Oconee County, South Carolina., 1957-1962. Chairman of the board of trustees Pickens-Twelve Mile Baptist Association, 1970-1973.
Delegate Southern Baptist Convention, 1968, member stewardship commission, 1974-1982. Member South Carolina. House Representatives, 1948-1950, United States Postal Service Advisory Council, 1974-1975.
Chairman Pickens County United Fund Drive campaign, 1958, Pickens county Easter Seals campaign, 1960. Past president Pickens School PTO. Member Pickens County Board Education, 1964-1971.
Secretary, member South Carolina. Water Authority Board Pickens County, 1971-1973. Member Masons, Shriners, Rotary Club.
Married Martha Roper, 1948. Children: John David III, Eugene, Sarah Martha, Susan.