Walter Bernard Gibbons

Background

Gibbons, Walter Bernard was born on December 19, 1894 in Coatsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Patrick Henry and Mary Jane (Bowen) Gibbons.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, Temple University, 1917, Doctor of Laws, 1945, Juris Doctor, 1968. Special course University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph College. Doctor of Laws, Villanova University, 1960.

Career

1 son, Walter Bernard (deceased). Admitted to Pennsylvania bar 1917, since practiced in Philadelphia. Proprietor Donoghue & Gibbons, 1939 (now Gibbons & Obert).

Special counsel Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 1941-1951 Chairman, public interest director Federal Home Loan Bank Pittsburgh, 1941-1965.

Chairman board of managers House of Detention, 1938-1958. Member Philadelphia Councilmanic Commission Commitments and Detentions.

Commonwealth member Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1964-1967. Chief standing master board governance Supreme Court Pennsylvania.

Permanent member Conference 3d Judicial District United States.

Achievements

• Walter Bernard Gibbons has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the board of directors Nazareth Hospital, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Sacred Heart Free Home for Incurable Cancer. Served as ensign, United States Navy, World War I. Member American Law Institute, Military Order Foreign Wars, American Legion, American (house delegations 1942-1944, special commission on legal assistance to armed forces 1943-1951), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New York Bar Associations, Phi Delta Phi.

Clubs: Lawyers, Midday, Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute, Overbrook Farms (past president).

Connections

Married Helen Eustace, December 26, 1918.

Father:

Patrick Henry Gibbons

Mother:

Mary Jane (Bowen) Gibbons

Spouse:

Helen Eustace