Background
Davis, Walter Stewart was born on March 31, 1924 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Stewart Senior and Nina Louise (Nixon) Davis.
Davis, Walter Stewart was born on March 31, 1924 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Stewart Senior and Nina Louise (Nixon) Davis.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science, 1947. Juris Doctor, 1950). Phi Delta Phi. Management Labor Relations, Public Employment and Corporate Law.
General attorney, Butler Brothers, Chicago, 1950-1951; senior partner, Davis & Kuelthau, Milwaukee, since 1952; general counsel, Grede Foundries, Inc., Milwaukee, since 1962. Chairman, Board Of Directors Thomas Industries, Louisville, 1987-1995. Board directors Grede Foundries, Milwaukee, Grucon Corporation, Milwaukee.
Trustee Village of Elm Grove, Wisconsin, 1958-1964, George Williams College, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1980-1992. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association Metropolitan Milwaukee, 1964-1992, Congressional Home, Brookfield, Wisconsin, 1970-1980, 87-89. Served to 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1942-1945, 51-52, European Theatre of Operations.
Member Milwaukee Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, International Bar Association, Academy Basic Education (board directors 1962-1989), The Milwaukee Club, Blue Mound Golf and Country Club (board directors, president 1974-1980).
Married Betty May Grede, April 19, 1947. Children: Walter Stewart III, Susan L. Davis Daigneau, Thomas W., Judith A., Davis Pequet, Robert J.