Background
Wallace, John R. was born on November 24, 1913 in Miami, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Arthur C. and Grace (VanMatre) Wallace.
Wallace, John R. was born on November 24, 1913 in Miami, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Arthur C. and Grace (VanMatre) Wallace.
Miami public schools. Kemper Military School and University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts, 1934). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1937).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Trustee, 1958-1978 and Chairman of the Board, 1966-1968, College of the Ozarks. Special Chief Justice, Supreme Court, Oklahoma, 1970-1971. Elder, Presbyterian Church, since 1954.
Colonel, United States of America R., Retired Working as a partner of WALLACE, OWENS, LANDERS, GEE, MORROW, Wilson, Watson, JAMES & COINER. Admitted to the bar, 1937, Oklahoma.
Ottawa County (President, 1947), Oklahoma (Member, Board of Governors, 1965-1966. 1972-1974; President, 1973) and American (Delegate, House of Delegates, 1972-1973, 1976-1979. Member, Commission on Correctional Facilities and Advisory Board for Offender Literacy Programs, 1973-1974.
Vice Chairman, Consortium on Legal Service and the Public, 1974-1976.
Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1977. Chairman, Committee on Prepaid Legal Services, 1978-1981.
Member, Task Force on Professional Competence, 1981-1983. Chairman, Consortium on Professional Competence, 1983-1986) Bar Associations.
Married Louise Bailey, September 15, 1951. Children– Ann Louise, John Robert.