Background
Whitney, John Joseph was born on March 7, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph J. and Margaret (Kelly) Whitney.
Whitney, John Joseph was born on March 7, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph J. and Margaret (Kelly) Whitney.
Oberlin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1947). Western Reserve University (Juris Doctor, 1950). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Editor-in-Chief, Western Reserve University Law Review, 1950.
Law Director, City of Berea, 1966-1968. 1972-1973.
Worked at Spieth, Bell, McCurdy & Newell Company, Legal Professional Association (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in Estate Planning, Tax, Charitable Trusts and Foundations Law, Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Ohio. 1981, United States. Tax Court.
Delta Theta Phi.
Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Western Reserve University Law Review, 1950. Law Director, City of Berea, 1966-1968.
1972-1973. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.
President board of trustees Lake Ridge Academy, North Ridgeville, Ohio, 1980-1982;director of law City of Berea, Ohio, 1966-1968, 72. Board of trustees United Fund, Berea, 1963-1968. Member Board Building Code Appeals, Berea, 1962-1965, Berea Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal, 1962-1965.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1951-1953. Member American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association, Rotary (president Bereaclub 1964), Order of Coif.
Married Joan Durand, July 3, 1948. Children: Sue, John, Nancy, Laura.