Background
Nance, Willis Dean was born on September 28, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Willis O. and Zelma (Arter) Nance.
Nance, Willis Dean was born on September 28, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Willis O. and Zelma (Arter) Nance.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1917. Bachelor of Laws, Northwestern University, 1920. Honorary Doctor of Laws, John Marshall Law School, 1960.
Mistress John D. Mall). Admitted to Illinois bar, 1920, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1924. Practice in Chicago, 1920-1968.
Partner firm Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, 1931-1968. Special attorney United States Treasury Department, 1924-1925. Masters, 1931-1968; special attorney United States Treasury Department, 1924-1925.
Village attorney, Wilmette, Illinois, 1931-1935. Board of directors Chicago Bar Association Foundation, president, 1962-1965. Trustee Weymouth Kirkland Foundation, Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society.
Governor life member The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago. Member Northwestern University Associates.
Served to First lieutenant United States Army, 1917-1919. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American (house of deals 1959-1960, 62-68), International, Illinois (chairman of the section taxation 1927), Chicago (president 1959-1960) bar associations, National Tax Association, Chicago Federal Tax Forum (past chairman), Northwestern University School Law Alumni Association (president 1965-1968), Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi.
Clubs: University (president 1953-1955), Law, Legal, Chicago, Mid-America (Chicago).
Married Louella Paul, April.