Background
Masters, Keith was born on January 20, 1903 in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. Son of John Volney and Sarah Estella (Keith) M.
Masters, Keith was born on January 20, 1903 in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. Son of John Volney and Sarah Estella (Keith) M.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1925. Juris Doctor, Harvard, 1929.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1930. Associate firm Kirkland, Fleming, Green, Martin & Ellis (became Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, 1958), Chicago, 1930-1973, partner, 1942-1973, counsel, Chicago Better Business Bureau, Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust. Director Lake Shore National Bank, Chicago Board of directors Indiana U. Foundation.
Served major Judge Advisory General Department, Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member American, Illinois, Chicago bar associations, Chicago Law Institute Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Chicago, Legal University, Executives, Mid-America (Chicago).
Married Esther Freeman, July 27, 1929.