Background
Allen, William M. was born on September 1, 1900 in Lolo, Montana, United States. Son of Charles and Gertrude M. (Hughes) Allen.
lawyer airplane manufacturing company executive
Allen, William M. was born on September 1, 1900 in Lolo, Montana, United States. Son of Charles and Gertrude M. (Hughes) Allen.
AB, Montana State University, 1922. Doctor of Laws, Montana State University, 1954. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1925.
Doctor of Laws, Seattle University, 1957.
Private practice, Seattle, 1926-1945; associate, Donworth, Todd and Higgins, Seattle, 1925-1930; partner, Holman, Sprague and Allen, Seattle, 1930-1945; president, The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1945-1970; Chairman of the Board, The Boing Company, Seattle, 1970-1972; chairman emeritus, The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1972-1985; honorary chairman, The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1977-1985.
Member American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle Bar Association, Seattle Golf, Rainier, University, Sigma Chi.
Married Dorothy Dixon, April 15, 1927 (deceased November 1943). Children: Nancy Dudley, Dorothy Dixon. Married Mary Ellen Agen, December 28, 1948.