Background
II, John Williams Emerson, was born on November 9, 1929 in Greeneville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Williams and Dorothy Mae (Moore) E.
II, John Williams Emerson, was born on November 9, 1929 in Greeneville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Williams and Dorothy Mae (Moore) E.
Juris Doctor, Vanderbilt University, 1960.
Insurance agent, Emerson Insurance Agency, Greeneville, 1949-1956; instructor, Peabody College, Nashville, 1958-1959; associate, Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, Fort Myers, Florida, 1960-1963; partner, Parks & Emerson, Naples, Florida, 1963-1972; partner, Treadwell, Emerson & Elkins, Naples, 1972-1979; partner, Emerson & Emerson Professional Corporation, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1979-1983; partner, Emerson & Emerson P.A., Naples, since 1983. Judge Small Claims Court, Collier County, Naples, Florida, 1963-1964.
Colonel aide de camp governor's staff State of Tennessee, 1963-1966. Lieutenant governor district 11 Florida District of Kiwanis, 1970-1971. Captain United States Army, 1950-1954, Korea.
Fellow Florida Kiwanis Foundation (life). Member American Bar Association, The Florida Bar (Board of Governors young lawyers section 1963-1966), Florida Academy Trial Lawyers, Association Trial Lawyers American, Araba Temple (Fort Myers, Florida), Masons (32 Degree).
Married Carolyn Rose Buchanan, December 21, 1956. Children: John Williams III, Amy Elizabeth, Emily Alicia.