Background
Brinkley, William John was born on December 8, 1925 in Shawneetown, Illinois, United States. Son of William Henry and Frances (Leath) Brinkley.
Brinkley, William John was born on December 8, 1925 in Shawneetown, Illinois, United States. Son of William Henry and Frances (Leath) Brinkley.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1945.
Teacher High School, McLeansboro, Illinois, since 1945. High school coordinator vocations, since 1968. Owner Brinkley Interiors and Galleries, antique porcelain, McLeansboro.
Member editorial board Schroeders Antique Guide, since 1979. Advisory board Illinois Education Council, since 1967.
Member President's Committee 100, 1968. Member Hamilton Coutny Bicentennial Committee. Chairman rehabilitation committee McCoy Memorial Library. and Hamilton County History Society Building.
Member Friends of Museum, Mitchell Museum, Mount Vernon, Illinois, 1978-1984. Member advisory council Hamilton-Jefferson County Comprehensive Services, Illinois, since 1991. Member Hamilton County Republican Committee, 1950-1968.
Board trustees Trade Industries, since 1994. Deacon Presbyterian Church, 1995. Member National Education Association, Illinois Education Association, Hamilton County (president 1970), Gallatin County History Societies, National, Illinois Association Vocational Agriculture Teachers (Teacher of Teachers), Rend Lake Symphony Society, Arts and Humanities Society, Sons of the American Revolution (board governors Illinois, state chairman constructive citizenship committee), Hamilton County History Society (president since 1994), Cedarhurst Dinner Theatre Club, Hereditary Register of the United States, Masons, Kiwanis, Elks, Lions, Rotary (charter member, board directors 1986), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Phi.
Married Venita J. Schwarm, August 7, 1988.