Background
Despres, Leon Mathis was born on February 2, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel and Henrietta (Rubovits) Despres.
Despres, Leon Mathis was born on February 2, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel and Henrietta (Rubovits) Despres.
University of Chicago (Bachelor of Philosophy, 1927. Juris Doctor, 1929).
Order of the Coif. Instructor in Labor Law, University of Chicago Law School, 1936.
Partner Despres, Schwartz and Geoghegan, Chicago. Alderman of the 5th Ward Chicago City Council, 1955-1975, parliamentarian, 1979-1987. Member and Vice-Chairman of the City of Chicago Plan Commission, 1979-1989.
Member Chicago Plan Commission, 1979-1989. Member of Phi Beta Kappa, Order of Coif.
Married Marian Alschuler, September 10, 1931 (deceased January 2007). Children: Linda Baskin, Robert Leon.