Robert Ward Booth

Background

Booth, Robert Ward was born on June 21, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert N. and Florence E. (Ward) Booth.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, Urbana, 1939. Juris Doctor, 1941.

Career

Attorney International Harvester Company, Chicago, 1946—1963. Assistant general attorney, 1963—1965. General attorney, 1965.

Associate general attorney, 1965—1980. Vice president, associate general attorney, 1980—1983. Vice president law, since 1983.

Member lawyers council Machinery & Allied Products Institute, 1981. Member advisory board Southwestern Legal Foundation, since 1981. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946.

Achievements

• Robert Ward Booth has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Chicago bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, University Illinois College Commerce and Business Administration, Chicago Heights (Illinois)Public Library. Board, Chgo-Kent Board Overseers, Chicago Crime Commission, Chicago Better Business Bureau, Olympia Fields Country, Chicago Heights Country.

Connections

Married Elizabeth V. Engelhardt, October 17, 1943. Children: Elizabeth A. (Poor), Barbara S. (Goesel).