Background
Gillespie, Louis Frank was born on January 20, 1900 in Vienna, Illinois, United States. Son of George B. and Mary (Oliver) Gillespie.
Gillespie, Louis Frank was born on January 20, 1900 in Vienna, Illinois, United States. Son of George B. and Mary (Oliver) Gillespie.
Student Cornell Univercity, 1918-1921. Bachelor of Philosophy Chicago, 1922, Juris Doctor, 1924.
Bar, 1924, member Gillespie, Burke & Gillespie, from 1925. General counsel Franklin Life Insurance Company, Springfield, 1944-1965, senior counsel, 1965, Chairman of the Board, 1953-1970, also director
Member of Executive Committee Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, 1960-1969. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member Society Trial Lawyers, American Bar Association, Association Life Insurance Counsel, Phi Delta Phi, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Clubs: Sangamo, Illini Country (Springfield).
Married Frances McGregor, December 31, 1927. Children: George B. II, Mary Ellis, Robert East.