Background
Poindexter, Emmett Williamson was born on October 2, 1899 in Greelee, Virginia, United States. Son of George F. and Susie (Williamson) Poindexter.
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Emmett Williamson Poindexter
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AB, Washington and Lee University, 1920. Master of Arts, 1923. Bachelor of Laws, 1923.
Career
Instructor economics Washington and Lee University, 1920—2023. Head department history and social science Danville (Virginia) High School, 2023—2025. Associate Iselin, Riggs, Ferris & Mygatt, 1925—1946.
Member Riggs, Ferris and Geer, 1946—1963, Poindexter & Boland, 1963—1967, Poindexter, Boland & Hart, 1967—1970, Poindexter & Boland, 1970—1984.
Achievements
Membership
Member of American Bar Association, Washington & Lee University Alumni Association, American Judicature Society, New York Law Institute, Sons of Confederate Veterans (New York camp Commander 1934-1936), New York Southern Society, Bar Association the Virginias, Association of Bar of City of New York, New York Bar Association (life), Whitehall(New York City), Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Alpha Delta, Delta Upsilon (national trustee, national director), Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa (president New York 1953-1954), Phi Beta Kappa (life).
Connections
Married Wingfield Hardy Poindexter, August 19, 1926. Children: Emmett Williamson, Robert Wingfield.
