Background
BRENNAN, William was born on April 25, 1906 in Newark. Son of William Brennan and Agnes McDermott.
BRENNAN, William was born on April 25, 1906 in Newark. Son of William Brennan and Agnes McDermott.
Pennsylvania and Harvard Universities.
Judge 1949-1950, Appellate Division Judge 1950-1952. Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey 1952-1956. Association Justice, Supreme Court of the United States 1956-1990.
Served as Colonel, General Staff Corps, United States Army in Second World War. Legion of Merit; Honorary D.C.L. (New York and Colgate Universities), Honorary S.J.D. (Suffolk University), Honorary Doctor of Laws (Wesleyan, St. John's, Pennsylvania, Rutgers, George Washington, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Brandeis, Notre Dame and Yale Universities, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York and John Marshall Law Schools, Ohio State College, of Law 1987, Yale University 1987, Glasgow University 1989).
Married 1st Marjorie Leonard in 1928 (deceased), two son one daughter. Married 2nd Mary Fowler in 1983.