John Rumney Searles

Background

Searles, John Rumney was born on October 14, 1912 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John Rumney Searles and Elisabeth Quincy Sewall.

Education

AB, Princeton University, 1934; Master of Arts, Wayne State University, 1940.

Career

Research assistant, Detroit Bureau Government Research, 1937-1940; assistant to director urban redevelopment, Housing and Home Finance Agency, Washington, 1946-1951; executive director, District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, Washington, 1951-1962; executive vice president, Metropolitan Development Association, Syracuse, New York, 1962-1977; director development, Sutton Real Estate Company, Syracuse, 1977-1979; consultant, Jacksonville Beach (Florida) Redevelopment Agency, 1980-1984; executive director, St. Johns Company Redevelopment Agency, St. Augustine, Florida, 1991.

Membership

Chairman Vicars Landing Life Care Facility, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, 1981-1985. Member Onandaga County (New York) Planning Board, member, 1962-1979, chairman,1978-1979. Member site committee St. John's County Library., St. Augustine, Florida, 1986-1992.

Member St. John's County Redevelopment Committee, 1986-1988. Member infrastructure study committee Jacksonville Cmty. Council, 1987, member garbage study committee, 1989.

Member steering committee Florida Sesquicentennial, 1994. With United States Army, 1941-1946, PTO. Member National Association Housing and Redevelopment Officials (president 1958, Distinguished Svc. award 1962), Sawgrass Property Owners Association (president 1987), PrincetonClass of 1934 (Outstanding Achievement award 1971), Ponte Vedra Inn and Club.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, fishing, gardening.

Connections

Married Leota Johnson, July 3, 1943. Children: Elisabeth, John Rumney III, James Catlin.

Father:

John Rumney Searles

Mother:

Elisabeth Quincy Sewall

Spouse:

Leota Johnson

child:

John Rumney III Searles

child:

James Catlin Searles

child:

Elisabeth Searles