Background
Wolcott, Edward Wallace was born on April 27, 1921 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of James Mounts and Nannie (Baylor) Wolcott.
Wolcott, Edward Wallace was born on April 27, 1921 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of James Mounts and Nannie (Baylor) Wolcott.
Bachelor, Hampden-Sydney College, 1943; Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia, 1949.
Chairman, Norfolk Rent Control Board, 1951-1952;
commissioner in chancery, Norfolk Circuit Court, 1952-1992;
divorce commissioner, Norfolk Circuit Court, Norfolk, 1954-1992;
substitute judge, Norfolk General District Court, Norfolk, 1957-1992;
president, Wolcott, Rivers, Wheary, Basnight & Kelly, Norfolk & Virginia Beach, 1979-1992. Regional director CS/Sovran Bank, Norfolk. President Eastern Carolina Farming Corporation, Norfolk and Currituck County, North Carolina, 1976-1993.
Vice president, general counsel Hampton Rds. Naval Museum, Norfolk, since 1983. Member of advisory board Nauticus, 1989-1994, board commissioner, since 1995.
Served to commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1982. Member American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia Beach Bar Association, Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Clara Elizabeth Mitchell, September 9, 1949. Children: Anne Garnett, Edward W. Junior, Elizabeth Brooke.