William James PEELER

Background

Peeler, William James was born on November 27, 1927 in Highland Park, Michigan, United States. Son of Herb and Beulah (Wells) Peeler.

Education

Cumberland University (Juris Doctor, 1952). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Tennessee House of Representatives, 1959-1963. Member, Tennessee State Senate, 1967-1975.

Majority Leader, 1971-1975. County Attorney, Humphreys County, 1959-1969.

Career

Partner Porch, Peeler, Williams & Thomason, Waverly, Tennessee, from 1952. Member Tennessee House of Representatives, 1959—1963. Majority leader Tennessee Senate, 1967—1975.

Trustee emeritus Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, from 1985.

Achievements

• Bar: Tennessee 1952.

Membership

Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation, American College Trial Lawyers. Member: American Bar Association, Humphreys County Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, American Judicature Society, City Club, Cumberland Club, Elks Lodge, Shriners Lodge, Masons Lodge.

Connections

Married Nancy Jean Bradley, December 26, 1949. Children: Nannette Peeler Bradley, Jeana Peeler Hosch, Jacqueline Peeler Safstrom.

Father:

Herb Peeler

Mother:

Beulah (Wells) Peeler

Spouse:

Nancy Jean Bradley

child:

Nannette Peeler Bradley Peeler

child:

Jeana Peeler Hosch Peeler

child:

Jacqueline Peeler Safstrom Peeler