Background
Allen, John Rex was born on August 15, 1900 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Rex. and Mary (Lowry) Allen.
Allen, John Rex was born on August 15, 1900 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Rex. and Mary (Lowry) Allen.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1922. Bachelor of Laws, Chicago-Kent College Law, 1931.
Secretary Western Federal Brokerage Company, Chicago, 1922-1928. With Union Bank Chicago, 1928-1932. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1931.
Associate, then member firm Parkinson & Lane, Chicago, 1932-1942.
Price attorney regional hearing committee Office of Price Administration, 1942-1945. Member firm Hofgren, Wegner, Allen, Stellman & McCord and predecessor firms, Chicago, 1945-1969, partner, 1947-1969.
Member firm Hofgren, Wegner, Allen, Stellman & McCord and predecessor firms, Chicago, 1945-1969, partner, 1947-1969. Member of the board Highland Park (Illinois) High School, 1953-1954. Member board Visiting Nurse Association Deerfield Townships, Incorporated., 1952-1964, president, 1953-1956.
Member American, Illinois, Chicago bar associations, American (president 1961-1962), Chicago patent law associations, American Judicature Society Lake Bluff Illinois.
Married Evelyn Pardee, January 5, 1937. Children: Mary Lowry (Mistress Robert J. Olson), Barbara Jill (Mistress Allan C. Bates), Ruth Elizabeth (Mistress Jean-Claude Bleuze), Jennifer.