Background
Schofield, John Marcus was born on May 5, 1913 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Adlai Bassett and Ethel Leigh (Whiting) Schofield.
Schofield, John Marcus was born on May 5, 1913 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Adlai Bassett and Ethel Leigh (Whiting) Schofield.
Bachelor of Science in Banking, University of Illinois, 1938; postgraduate, Arkansas Law School, 1942-1943.
Insurance adjuster, Jack C. Neer Company, Portland, Oregon, 1939-1941; insurance adjuster, Gay and Taylor, Greenville, South Carolina., 1942-1943; private practice law, Walhalla, South Carolina., 1943-1965; editor, public, DuQuoin (Illinois) Panorama, 1965-1972; assistant Sunday editor, Sarasota (Florida) Herald Tribune, 1972-1982; freelance writer, Sarasota, since 1982. Mediator Sarasota County Center, since 1984.
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Speaker, Republican National Committee, 1936. Secretary South Carolina. Republican Committee, 1956, speaker, 1964-1965.
Alternate delegate Republican National Convention, San Francisco, 1956. Director Sarasota/Manatee University of Illinois Alumni Club. Member Association Retired Attorneys (past officer).
Married Melba Opal White, June 21, 1939 (divorced). Children: Beverly, Robert, William, John, Jean. Married Doris Abigail Boatwright, August 21, 1965.
Children: J. Marcus, James, Candace, Carmen. Married Elizabeth Jane Crocker, September 3, 1977.