Background
Rupp, John Norris was born on March 18, 1913 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Otto Burton and Edith Cornelia (Norris) Rupp.
Rupp, John Norris was born on March 18, 1913 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Otto Burton and Edith Cornelia (Norris) Rupp.
Bachelor of Arts Washington, 1934. Juris Doctor, University Washington, 1937.
Law clerk to chief justice Washington State Supreme Court, Olympia, 1937-1938. Attorney McMicken, Rupp & Schweppe, Seattle, 1939-1962. Vice president, general counsel Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Сompany, 1962-1975.
Of counsel Schweppe, Krug & Tausend, Seattle, 1975-1990, Preston Gates and Ellis, Seattle, 1990-1995.
Member Washington State Bd Education, 1957-1967. Member Seattle Transit Commission, 1957-1962, Washington State Highway Commission, 1967-1973. Served from ensign to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Member American Bar Association (house delegations 1964-1968), Washington Bar Association (honorary, president 1966-1967), Seattle Bar Association (president 1956-1957), Seattle Chamber of Commerce. (general counsel 1960-1962), Municipal League of Seattle (president 1948-1950), Seattle History Society (president 1978-1979), Rainier Club, Monday Club, Harbor Club, Seattle Yacht Club, Order of Coif, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Rainier, Monday, Harbor, Seattle Yacht.
Married Elizabeth Milner McElroy, August 31, 1937. Children: Joanne (Mistress George Crispin), William John, Elizabeth (Mistress Brian Fulwiler), James McElroy.