Background
Beard, John Edwards was born on July 9, 1932 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Theodore Hemmingway and Margaret Durant (Shepard) Beard.
Beard, John Edwards was born on July 9, 1932 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Theodore Hemmingway and Margaret Durant (Shepard) Beard.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1954; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1957.
Association, Ropes & Gray, Boston, 1957-1967; partner, Ropes & Gray, Boston, since 1967. Trustee Century Shares Trust, Boston, since 1983.
Chairman Wayland Zoning Board, Massachusetts, 1970-1981. Trustee Emerson Hospital, Concord, Massachusetts, 1970-1976. Member Boston Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Groom Shaw, March 31, 1956. Children— Thomas S., Sarah H., Mary E., Daniel P., Andrew D.
