Background
Bales, John William was born on June 15, 1926 in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles Lawton and Mary Jane (Swabb) Bales.
Bales, John William was born on June 15, 1926 in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles Lawton and Mary Jane (Swabb) Bales.
Bachelor, Wittenberg University, 1951. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1960.
Farm operator, Xenia, 1944—1947. Comptroller Eavey Company, 1952—1958. Associate Bonisteel & Bonisteel, Michigan, 1960—1961, Ann Arbor, 1960—1961.
Vice president, trust officer Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, from 1961. Served with United States Army, 1951-1952.
Member advisory board directors Cincinnati Alliance Mentally, from 1982. Trustee Junior Achievement Greater, Cincinnati, from 1981, Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation, 1984. Member of Ohio Bankers Association (probate and personal trust committee trust division), Cincinnati Bar Association.
Married Freda Ann Tschanz, November 24, 1955. Children: Matthew John, Andrew Starr, Elizabeth Jane.
