Background
Boyden, William Cowper was born on April 8, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Cowper and Mabel Grace (Burlingham) Boyden.
Boyden, William Cowper was born on April 8, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Cowper and Mabel Grace (Burlingham) Boyden.
Graduate Middlesex School, 1912. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1916, postgraduate Law School, 1918-1920.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1920, since practiced in Chicago. Associate Benjamin B. Davis, specializing in matrimonial law, since 1946.
Member Citizens Schools Committee Republican candidate state senator 29th Senatorial District Illinois, 1942. Board of directors North Avenue-Larrabee Young Men"s Christian Association. Served as Second lieutenant 41st Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I. A founder, fellow American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers (president 1963-1964, award established in his honor).
Member American, Illinois, Chicago bar associations.
Clubs: University, Racquet, Tavern (president 1934-1936). William Cowper Boyden, Junior, Scholarship established as memorial, Harvard.
Married Mary Delafield Carpenter, September 25, 1920. Married second Sarah Margaret Brown, August 10, 1935. Children: Rosalie Sturges (Mistress Stephen M. Kew), Ellen Webb (Mistress West. Bogden Brandon).