Background
Chester, John Jonas was born on July 13, 1920 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of John Jay and Harriet Bonnadine (Rice) Chester.
Chester, John Jonas was born on July 13, 1920 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of John Jay and Harriet Bonnadine (Rice) Chester.
AB cum laude, Amherst College, Massachusetts, 1942. Juris Doctor, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1948.
Bar: Ohio, 1948. Partner, Chester & Chester, Columbus, 1948-1957;partner Chester & Rose, Columbus, 1958-1970. Partner Chester, Hoffman, Willcox and Saxbe (now Chester, Willcox & Saxbe), Columbus, 1971. Special counsel President of the United States, 1974. director emeritus Grant Riverside Methodist Hospitals.
Former trustee Columbus School for Girls, Columbus Academy, Shepherd Hill Hospital, Ohio History Foundation.
Trustee emeritus Ohio History Society. Member Ohio General Assembly, 1953-1958.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Past board directors Grant Riverside Methodist Hospitals. Past chairman Doctor's Hospital, Riverside Methodist District Hospital. Past chairman, board directors Ohio Health, Columbus Academy, Ohio History Society.
Trustee Columbus School for Girls, Columbus Academy, Shepherd Hill Hospital, Ohio History Foundation, Ohio History Society. Active Ohio General Assembly, 1953-1958. Director emeritus Ohio Health, since 2005.
Director Navy Memorial Foundation, since 2006. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association, American College Trial Lawyers, Columbus Club, Columbus Athletic Club, Rocky Fork Hunt and Country Club.
Married Cynthia Johnson, April 18, 1959. Children: John, James, Joel, Cecily.