Background
Eckhart, Percy Bernard was born on January 20, 1877 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Bernard A. and Katie L. (Johnston) Eckhart.
Eckhart, Percy Bernard was born on January 20, 1877 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Bernard A. and Katie L. (Johnston) Eckhart.
Bachelor of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1899. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1902. Doctor of Laws, Northwestern University, 1950.
Admitted Illinois bar, 1902, began practice Chicago, West & Eckhart, 1902-1943. Member Eckhart, McSwain, Hassell & Silliman. President, director DeSoto Securities trustee Ravinia Festival Association.
Lecturer public service corporations, University of Chicago Law School, 1903-1915.
Trustee The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Member Chicago Symphony Orchestral Association.
Member Eckhart, McSwain, Hassell & Silliman. Member Chicago Symphony Orchestral Association. Member American, Illinois, Chicago bar associations, Legal.
Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Commercial, Cliff Dwellers, Mid-day, Indian Hill Country, Executives, University (Chicago).
Married Charlotte Briggs Capen, June 6, 1903 (deceased). Married second, Helen Kaiper Van Cleave, December 28, 1955. Children: Eleanor (Mistress Kenneth B. Murdock), Charlotte (Mistress Thomas Roswell Coyne), Marion (Mistress A. Eugene Bailey), Elizabeth (Mistress Darwin P. Kingsley).