Background
Gelder, John William was born on August 7, 1933 in Buffalo. Son of Ray Horace and Grace Catherine (Kelly) Gelder.
Gelder, John William was born on August 7, 1933 in Buffalo. Son of Ray Horace and Grace Catherine (Kelly) Gelder.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Michigan, 1956; Juris Doctor with distinction, University of Michigan, 1959.
Association, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, The Property Letting Centre, Detroit, 1959-1968; managing partner, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, The Property Letting Centre, Detroit, 1975-1981, 90-93; partner, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, The Property Letting Centre, Detroit, 1968-1993; principal, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, The Property Letting Centre, Detroit, since 1994. Board directors Tecumseh Products Company, since 1989.
Trustee, officer Herrick Foundation, Detroit, since 1989. Member State Bar Michigan (council member business law section 1984-1990), Order of Coif, Bloomfield Hills Country Club.
Married Martha J. Kindleberger, June 12, 1953. William R., Mark S., Cathryn J. Gelder Brooks, Carolyn G. Gelder Bird.