Background
Harding, John Thomas was born on November 15, 1866 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph Nathan Monroe and Emily Dyer (Badger) Harding.
Harding, John Thomas was born on November 15, 1866 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph Nathan Monroe and Emily Dyer (Badger) Harding.
Educated South.W. Normal School, 1882-1883, University of Missouri, 1884-1887.
Admitted to Missouri bar, 1890, practiced in Nevada, Missouri, 1890-1899, in Kansas City since 1899. Partner Harding, Murphy & Tucker. City counselor Nevada, Missouri, 1896-1898, of Kansas City, 1909.
President John M. Byrne Lumber Company.
Director Traders Gate City National Bank. Trustee Kansas City Conservatory of Music, Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, Kansas City The Art Institute of Chicago and School, Liberty Memorial Association.
Advisory trustee University of Missouri, Kansas City U. Member Kansas City Chamber Commerce. Ehmn. Missouri State Social Security Committee.
Member Kansas City Chamber Commerce. Member American, Missouri State and Kansas City bar associations, Mayflower Society, Beta Theta Pi. Christian Scientist.
Mason (33°, Shriner, past potentate).
Married Mary Joel Atkinson, November 4, 1892 (died 1914). Married second, Lucia Byrne, July 12, 1916. Children: Patti Atkinson (Mistress Taylor South. Abernathy), Douglas.