Background
Bannister, Robert James was born on September 2, 1878 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Son of Dwight and Lavinia (Murdoch) Bannister.
Bannister, Robert James was born on September 2, 1878 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Son of Dwight and Lavinia (Murdoch) Bannister.
Bachelor of Arts, State University Iowa, 1900. Bachelor of Laws, 1903.
Admitted to Iowa bar, 1903, since practiced Des Moines. Member firm Stipp Perry Bannister & Storgright, Carpenter Ahlers & Cooney. Assistant attorney Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, 1911-1916.
General counsel Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway Company. President Pushing Fuel Company, 1918-1947.
Member Des Moines Board Education, 1916-1920. Member American, Iowa State and Polk Company Bar Associations, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married 1st, Lucille Thomas, June 2, 1909 (died 1943). Married second, Helen S. Shoak, March 3, 1945.