Background
Gumbart, William Barnum was born on February 14, 1892 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Son of Edward H. and Mary Frances (Barnum) Gumbart.
Gumbart, William Barnum was born on February 14, 1892 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Son of Edward H. and Mary Frances (Barnum) Gumbart.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1913. Student law, Columbia. Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1915.
Practice, New Haven; counsel firm Tyler, Cooper, Grant, Bowerman and Keefe. Lecturer Connecticut law Yale University School LAw, New Haven, 1924-1944. Associate fellow Davenport College of Yale.
Senior trustee Connecticut Savings Bank. Honorary director New Haven Water Company, Southern Connecticut Gas Company.
Trustee emeritus Hopkins Grammar School. Past president New Haven Community Chest. Former chairman New Haven chapter American Red Cross.
1st lieutenant Quartermaster corpus, United States army, 1917-1919. With American Expeditionary Force, France, 1918-1919. Fellow American Bar Foundation.
Member American, Connecticut (past president) bar associations, Graduate Club, Quinnipiack (former president), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Lucy Adele Finch, October 18, 1919. Children: Mary (deceased), William B.