Background
Kelsey, John Walter was born on September 11, 1910 in Woodstock, Illinois, United States. Son of Irving Raymond and Marguerite Laverne (Smith) Kelsey.
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John Walter Kelsey
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John Walter Kelsey, lawyer, business owner. Bar: Illinois 1938, United States. District Court (southern district) Illinois 1955. Recipient Distinguished Service Faculty award, Greenville College, 1948-1951, Free Methodist Honor award, 1985, Presidential award, 1989, Gerald Turley award, Greenville Charter Chamber of Commerce, Greenville Industrial Commission, 1997.
Education
Student, Greenville College, 1928—1929. Student, Greenville College, 1931—1933. Bachelor of Science in Law, Northwestern University, 1937.
Juris Doctor, Chicago Law School, 1938.
Career
Private practice, Greenville, Illinois, 1939—1941. House attorney Percy Wilson Mortgage Finance Corporation, Chicago, 1941—1947, director, 1945—1957, Model Glove Company, Greeneville, 1942—1955, president, 1947—1955. President to director American Construction Corporation, Chicago, 1943—1947.
Director Work Glove Institute, 1947—1952, president, 1949—1952. Legal counsel, vice president, director Working group Best Homes, Inc., Effingham, Illinois, 1955—1960. Private practice Greenville, from 1960.
President to director John W. Kelsey, Inc, 1960—1972, Governor Bond Corporation, Greenville, from 1960. Legal counsel Greenville College, from 1958, trustee, from 1968. Trustee emriti Parks Bi-State Development Agency Airport, Cahokia, from 1993, co-counsel, 1965—1993.
City attorney City Greenville, 1970—1972. Organizing attorney Kingsbury Park District Bond Company, 1972—1979. Part-time instructor business department Greenville College, 1948—1981.
Registrants advisor Selective Service Systems, 1950—1956. Member Zoning Board Appeals, Bond County, Illinois, from 1991. Legal counsel, vice president, dir Illinois Western Railroad Company, Vandaliai, Illinois, from 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Work Glove Institute (honorary), Bond County Bar Association (honorary), Delta Theta Phi (life), Work Glove Institute (life), Bond County Bar Association (life), Bar Association Metropolitan St. Louis (life), Delta Theta Phi (honorary).
Connections
Married Kathryn Alice Andrews, July 23, 1934. Children: Stephanie Anne, Jacqueline Kay, John Andrews.
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Political Party
Republican
Education
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1937
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1938
Career
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1939 - 1941
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1941 - 1947
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1942 - 1955
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1943 - 1947
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1955 - 1960
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1955 - 1960
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1955 - 1960
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1960 - 1972
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1965 - 1993
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1970 - 1972
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1972 - 1979
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Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Service Faculty award, Greenville College, 1948-1951, Free Methodist Honor award, 1985, Presidential award, 1989, Gerald Turley award, Greenville Charter Chamber of Commerce, Greenville Industrial Commission, 1997.Recipient Distinguished Service Faculty award, Greenville College, 1948-1951, Free Methodist Honor award, 1985, Presidential award, 1989, Gerald Turley award, Greenville Charter Chamber of Commerce, Greenville Industrial Commission, 1997.