Background
Sr., Lee Melville Burkey, was born on March 21, 1914 in Beach, North Dakota, United States. Son of Levi Melville and Mina Lou (Horner) B.
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Lee Melville Burkey, Sr.
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Lee Melville Burkey, Sr., American lawyer. Bar: Illinois, 1944, United States District Court, 1947, United States Court Appeals, 1954, Supreme Court of the United States Court; 1983; certified secondary teacher, Illinois. Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award John Marshall Law School, 1973, Meritorious Service award American Legion Post 1941, 1974, Honor award LaGrange Area History Society, 1987.
Education
Bachelor, University Illinois, 1936. Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1938. Juris Doctor with honor, John Marshall Law School, 1943.
Career
Teacher Princeton Township High School, Princeton, Illinois, 1937-1938, Thornton Township High School, Harvey, 1938-1943. Attorney Office of Solicitor, United States Department Labor, Chicago, 1944-1951. Partner Asher, Gubbins & Segall and successor firms, 1951-1994.
Of counsel, since 1995. Lecturer business law Roosvelt College, Chicago, 1949—1952.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee, Village of La Grange, Illinois, 1962-1968, mayor, 1968-1973, village attorney, 1973-1987. Commissioner, president Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago, 1969-1973. Member board directors United Church Christ, Board of Homeland Ministries, 1981-1987.
Member executive committee Cook County Council Governments, 1968-1970. Life member La Grange Area History Society. Board directors Better Business Bureau Metropolitan Chicago, Inc., 1975-1982, Plymouth Place, Inc., 1973-1982.
Brevet 2nd Lieutenant Illinois National Guard, 1932. Fellow: College Labor and Employment Lawyers. (charter); member: Sons of the American Revolution (state president 1977, Good citizenship medal 1973, Patriot medal 1977), American Bar Association (council section labor and employment law 1982-1986, governance officer 1986-1996), Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association (senior counsellor 1994), United Empire Loyalists Association Canada, La Grange Country Club, Masons, Order John Marshall.
Connections
Married Lorraine Lillian Burghardt, June 11, 1938. 1 child, Lee Melville, III.
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Religion
First Congressional Church
Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award John Marshall Law School, 1973, Meritorious Service award American Legion Post 1941, 1974, Honor award LaGrange Area History Society, 1987.Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award John Marshall Law School, 1973, Meritorious Service award American Legion Post 1941, 1974, Honor award LaGrange Area History Society, 1987.