Background
III, Wilbur Frank Pell was born on September 25, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Wilbur Frank Junior and Mary Lane P.
III, Wilbur Frank Pell was born on September 25, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Wilbur Frank Junior and Mary Lane P.
Student, Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1963-1965; Bachelor of Science, Indiana U., 1967; Juris Doctor, Indiana U., 1971.
Associate, Rooks, Pitts & Poust, Chicago, 1971-1972; attorney, International Harvester Company, Chicago, 1973-1980; senior attorney, International Harvester Company, Chicago, 1980-1983; senior counsel, Navistar International Corporation (formerly International Harvester Company), Chicago, 1984-1986; general attorney, Navistar International Corporation (formerly International Harvester Corporation), Chicago, 1986; group counsel, Kraft Inc., Glenview, Illinois, 1986-1989; chief litigation counsel, Kraft General Foods, Inc. (formerly Kraft, Inc.), Glenview, since 1989.
Commissioner Wilmette (Illinois) Traffic Commission, 1985-1988, Wilmette Transportation Commission, since 1988, chairman, since 1990. Trustee Kendall College, 1980-1984. Board directors Wilmette Forum, 1985-1989, president, 1987-1989.
Director Wilmette United Way, 1990-1992. Served to First lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1968-1974. Fellow American Bar Foundation, Fellows Illinois Bar Foundation (chairman 1985-1986).
Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association (chairman young lawyers division 1980-1981, chairman public relations committee 1981-1982, chairman finance committee 1979-1981, chairman election procedures committee 1980-1981, assembly 1976-1989, chairman rules and by-laws committee 1986-1987, vice chairman staff pension committee 1984-1986, chairman since 1987), Illinois Bar Foundation (vice president, president 1986-1988), Indiana Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Legal Club Chicago, Law Club Chicago, 7th Circuit Bar Association.
Married Carol Ann Channell, March 27, 1971. Children: Nathaniel Lane, Katherine Tukkata.