Background
Purnell, William Childs was born on September 14, 1903 in Elkton, Maryland, United States. Son of William Greenbury and Matilda (Childs) Purnell.
Purnell, William Childs was born on September 14, 1903 in Elkton, Maryland, United States. Son of William Greenbury and Matilda (Childs) Purnell.
St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland, Bachelor of Science, 1923. Harvard University, Bachelor of Laws, 1927.
Bar, 1926, since practiced in Baltimore. Assistant United State Attorneys, Maryland., 1928-1930. Assistant general attorney Western Maryland.
Railway Company, 1931-1934, general attorney, 1934-1948, general counsel, 1948, vice president, general counsel, 1948-1971, also director. Director Union Trust Company of Maryland. Chairman Baltimore chapter of American Red Cross, 1962-1965, member of national Board of Governors, 1965-1968.
Member of the board election supervisors, Baltimore, 1938-1939, board zoning appeals, 1939-1941, Civil Service Commission, 1947-1966. Member of American Bar Association, Maryland, Baltimore (vice president 1950) bar associations, Gamma Eta Gamma, Phi Sigma Kappa. Clubs: Merchants (president 1959-1962), University (president 1960-1965), Green Spring Valley Hunt, Center, Maryland.
Married Charlotte M. Thilo, February 4, 1928. Children: George W.T., Charlotte E.