Background
Abbot, William Brimberry was born on September 4, 1923 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Gardner Phillips and Frances Marion (Brimberry) Abbot.
Abbot, William Brimberry was born on September 4, 1923 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Gardner Phillips and Frances Marion (Brimberry) Abbot.
Bachelor, Davidson College, 1947. Bachelor's Degree, Princeton University, 1950. Postgraduate, University Zurich, Switzerland, 1956.
Pastor, churches, North Carolina, Virginia, 1950-1957; pastor, Oakdale Presbyterian Church, Norfolk, Virginia, 1957-1963; pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Anaheim, California, 1963-1965; pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, 1986-1988; social worker, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, 1965-1980; Presbyterian interim pastor,, 1981-1985; pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, 1989-1991; retired,, 1991. Director Commision on Religion and Race, Presbyterian Church (United States of America), Cordele, Georgia, summer 1964.
Co-founder, leader Congress of Racial Equality, Norfolk, 1958-1960. Director voter registration project American Friends Service Committee, Jackson, Tennessee, 1962. Co-founder Anaheim Council on Human Relations, 1963.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Married Marguerite Robb Cooper, June 30, 1949 (divorced December 1967). Children: Katherine Abbot Troxel, Marguerite Abbot Auclair. Married Betty Doreen, May 24, 1968.
Stepchildren: Donald A. Gast, Michael K. Gast, Thomas J. Gast, David R. Gast.