Background
Depew, Joseph William was born on September 17, 1889 in Slater, Missouri, United States. Son of James Pendelton and Emma (Hesser) Depositus.
Depew, Joseph William was born on September 17, 1889 in Slater, Missouri, United States. Son of James Pendelton and Emma (Hesser) Depositus.
Bachelor of Laws, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1914.
Audre (Mistress Barry W. McLeane). Admitted to Illinois bar, 1914. Practice in Bloomington, 1920-1972.
Member firm DePew, Grimes & DePew, 1966-1972. Assistant states attorney McLean County, 1920-1924, states attorney, 1928-1932. Arbitration Industrial Commission Illinois, 1946-1949.
Member, attorney War Price and Radion Board, McLean County, World World War II. Attorney Township of City of Bloomington, 1937-1959. Trustee, legal counsel Baby Fold, Normal, Illinois, 1946-1972.
Life member of advisory board Salvation Army.
Served to Second lieutenant, infantry, United States Army, 1917-1919. Member McLean County Bar Association, American Legion, Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Married Finney Rozetta McKim.
