Willard Leroy King

Background

King, Willard Leroy was born on December 9, 1893 in Batavia, Illinois, United States. Son of Willard E. and Ellen (White) King.

Education

Student Knox College, 1912-1914. Bachelor of Philosophy, Chicago University, 1916, Juris Doctor, 1917. Doctor of Civil Law (honorary), Bowdoin College 1951.

Doctor of Laws, Knox College, 1954.

Career

April 1971);(Mistress Thomas R. Moore). Admitted to Illinois bar, 1917. Began practice in Peoria.

Draftsman Committee on Phraseology and Style, Illinois Constitutional Convention, 1919-1920.

Began Chicago practice with Rosenthal, Hamill & Wormser, 1921, became member 1926. Now King, Robin, Gale & Pillinger.

Achievements

• Willard Leroy King has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Loyalty Review Board, Civil Service Commission, 1951-1953. Served as Second lieutenant Infantry, 1918. Trustee Museum Science and Industry, Menninger Foundation.

Member American, Illinois, Chicago (board of managers 1929-1938) bar associations, Chicago Law Institute (president 1938), Illinois State, Chicago (trustee) history societies, Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Gamma Delta, Order of Coif.

Clubs: University, Chicago Literary (president 1941-1942), Caxton (president 1954-1955), Law (president 1953-1954).

Connections

Married Margaret A. Erickson, December 15, 1930 (deceased.

Father:

Willard East. King

Mother:

Ellen (White) King

Spouse:

Margaret A. Erickson