Nelson Helm

Background

Helm, Nelson was born on January 30, 1903 in Louisville. Son of Thomas Kennedy and Elizabeth (Nelson) Helm.

Education

Student Centre College, 1920-1921. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1925. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1928.

Career

Admitted to the Kentucky bar, 1927, since practiced in Louisville. Partner Stites, Wood, Helm & Peabody, and predecessor firms, 1928-1959. Counsel Whayne Supply Company, 1939-1957, president, since 1957.

Director Gamble Brothers, Machinery Acceptance Corporation, G.H. Hicks and Sons.

Chairman of the boat committee Louisville chapter American Red Cross, 1937.

Achievements

• Nelson Helm has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as captain Division 4, USCGA, 1956. Member Society Colonial Wars, Sigma Chirurgical Clubs: Louisville Country, Rotary (Louisville).

Connections

Married Elizabeth Whayne, November 10, 1934. Children: Elizabeth (Mistress Paul Whitman, Junior.