John DeVore Compton III

Background

III, John DeVore Compton was born on November 28, 1962 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of John DeVore Junior and Lillian Margaret (Simmons) C.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Lander College, 1986; Juris Doctor, Mercer U., 1989.

Career

Associate, Charles & Charles, Greenwood, South Carolina., 1989-1990; attorney, private practice, Greenwood, since 1990; president, Compton Law Firm, P.A., Greenwood, since 1994. Adjunct faculty Piedmont Technology College, Greenwood, 1990-1994, Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina., 1991, Lander College, Greenwood, 1991, South Carolina. Constable Training, Greenwood, 1991, Limestone College, Greenwood, 1993-1994.

Achievements

• John DeVore Compton III has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Greenwood Young Representatives, 1990. Councilman City of Greenwood, 1994-1997. Member South Carolina.

Bar Association (member hospital and health care committee 1992-1993), Masons, Scottish Rite, Greenville Consistory (senior deacon 1991,junior warden 1996).

Interests

• Avocations: sports, hunting, fishing, political philosophy, history, poetry.

Connections

Married Alecia K. Tate, December 24, 1993.

Father:

John DeVore C. Junior

Mother:

Lillian Margaret (Simmons) C.

Spouse:

Alecia K. Tate