Background
Gillilland, Whitney was born on January 13, 1904 in Glenwood, Iowa, United States. Son of Shirley and Elsie (Moulton) Gillilland.
Gillilland, Whitney was born on January 13, 1904 in Glenwood, Iowa, United States. Son of Shirley and Elsie (Moulton) Gillilland.
Student, Iowa State College, 1922. Student, University Nebraska, 1926.
Practice in, Iowa, 1927-1953, Washington, 1975-1987. Judge 15th Judicial District, 1938-1941. Assistant to secretary agriculture, 1953.
Chairman War Claims Commission, 1953-1954, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission United States, 1954-1959. Member Civil Aeronautics Board, 1959-1975, chairman, 1960-1961, vice chairman, 1969-1975. Member Administrv. Conference United States, 1961-1962, 69-75.
Chairman Iowa Republican Committee, 1947-1950. Chairman executive committee National Republican Strategy Committee, 1949.
Member American Bar Association (house delegations 1962-1963), Federal Bar Association (president 1959-1960), Iowa Bar Association, Washington Foreign Law Society (president 1965-1966).
Married Virginia Wegmann, February 19, 1926. Children– William S., Thomas M.