Background
Wallace, John Kennard was born on November 6, 1903 in St. Louis. Son of Harry Brookings and Mary (Kennard) Wallace.
manufacturing company executive
Wallace, John Kennard was born on November 6, 1903 in St. Louis. Son of Harry Brookings and Mary (Kennard) Wallace.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1927.
With, Cupples Company Manufacturers, Clayton, Missouri, 1927-1982; director, Cupples Company Manufacturers, Clayton, Missouri, 1933-1982; vice president, Cupples Company Manufacturers, Clayton, Missouri, 1933-1942; general manager, Cupples Company Manufacturers, Clayton, Missouri, 1934-1942; president, Cupples Company Manufacturers, Clayton, Missouri, 1942-1970; Chairman of the Board, Cupples Company Manufacturers, Clayton, Missouri, 1970-1980. President Floyd Charcoal Company, Salem, Missouri, 1959-1992, Los Angeles Paper Bag Company, 1941-1970, Cupples Company, San Francisco, 1953-1970, Cupples Products Corporation, Mapleswood, Missouri, 1946-1960. Director St. Louis Union Trust Company, Mark Twain State Bank, Bridgeton, Missouri, Mark Twain Banchares, Clayton.
Trustee Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, 1948-1962, Bennett College, Millbrook, New York, 1962-1966. Member St. Louis County Chamber of C. (vice chairman 1958-1962), St. Louis Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Alpha Delta Pi. Clubs: Noonday (St. Louis), St. Louis Country (St. Louis), Racquet (St. Louis) (president 1941).
Clayton; Log Cabin (Ladue) (president 1974). Round Table.
Married Margaret G. How, October 29, 1929. Children: Charles How, Mary Kennard Wallace de Cempaigne, John Kennard.