Background
Lehman, John Howard was born on November 19, 1905 in near Abilene, Kansas, United States. Son of Henry L. and Anna (Burkholder) Lehman.
Lehman, John Howard was born on November 19, 1905 in near Abilene, Kansas, United States. Son of Henry L. and Anna (Burkholder) Lehman.
Bachelor of Arts, McPherson College, 1931; Bachelor of Laws, University Kansas, 1935.
Practice law, Abilene. County attorney Dickinson County, Kansas, 1937-1941. Senior partner Lehman, Guilfoyle & Hinkle (and predecessor), 1948-1987.
Director Citizens Bank, Abilene. 1950-1986.
Member Abilene Board Education, 1941-1956, president, 1955-1956. Special counsel Eisenhower Library Commission Kansas, 1961-1968. Incorporator Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Associates, Inc., 1963.
Member Kansas House of Representatives, 1941-1943, Kansas Senate, 1945-1949. Trustee Brown Memorial Foundation, 1949-1984, Kansas Scottish Rite Foundation. Incorporator, trustee Eisenhower Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, Bar Association State Kansas, American Judicature Society, Order of Coif, Phi Alpha Delta. Club: Mason (33 degree, Shriner).
Married Vivian Canary, December 21, 1935. Children— Stanley, Carolyn, Patricia, Virginia.