Background
Hoellen, John James was born on September 24, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Jay and Mame F. (Skellinger) Hoellen.
Hoellen, John James was born on September 24, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Jay and Mame F. (Skellinger) Hoellen.
Bachelor, Northwestern University, 1935. Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1938. Doctor of Letters (honorary), North Park College, 1988.
Associate Willner & Horwitz, Chicago, 1938—1946. Attorney Illinois Department Registration and Education, 1946—1947. Partner Leonard, Hoellen & Raszus, Chicago, 1947—1954, Hoellen & Willens, Chicago, 1954—1968, John Jay Hoellen and Associates, Chicago, 1968—1975, Hoellen, Lukes & Halper, Chicago, 1975—1988, Hoellen & Lukes, 1988—1998, Hoellen & Hoellen, 1998.
Special assistant attorney general, 1969—1975. General counsel Bank Ravenswood, Chicago, 1962—1989. Board directors Chicago Transit Authority, 1979—1990, vice chairman, 1986—1990.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1941-1946.
Alderman City of Chicago, 1947—1975. President Sulzer Family Foundation, 1958. Delegate Republican National Convention, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988.
Member Republican Central Committee Cook County, 1964—1987. Republican nominee for mayor of Chicago, 1975. Member of American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Kiwanis Club.
Married Mary Jane McMeans, April 24, 1948. Children: Elizabeth J. Hoellen Ward, Robert B.