William D. Boswell

Background

Boswell, William Douglas was born on June 7, 1918 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ralph Everett and Edna Stansberry (Heller) Boswell.

Education

Dickinson College (Bachelor of Philosophy, cum laude, 1940). Dickinson School of Law (Bachelor of Laws, 1942).

Career

Partner Compton, Handler, Berman & Boswell, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1946-1971, Berman, Boswell & Tintner, Harrisburg, 1971-1986, Boswell, Tintner & Piccola, 1986-1988, Boswell, Snyder, Tintner & Piccola, 1988-1997, Boswell, Tintner, Piccola & Wickersham, from 1997. Lecturer Pennsylvania Bar Institute, American Society Clubs, Pennsylvania Banker's Association. Board directors Byers Lumber Company, Inc.$d Doris M. Lutz, June 9, 1945.

Children: William D. Junior, Jeffrey R., Nancy Jeanne, Joanne Elizabeth. Bachelor of Philosophy, Dickinson College, 1940, Bachelor of Laws, 1943. Bar: Pennsylvania 1943, United States District Court (middle district) Pennsylvania 1946, United States District Court (eastern district) Pennsylvania 1965, United States Court Appeals (3d circuit) 1966, United States Court Appeals (4th circuit) 1982, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1962.

Partner Compton, Handler, Berman & Boswell, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1946-1971, Berman, Boswell & Tintner, Harrisburg, 1971-1986, Boswell, Tintner & Piccola, 1986-1988, Boswell, Snyder, Tintner & Piccola, 1988-1997, Boswell, Tinther, Piccola & Wickersham, since 1997. Lecturer Pennsylvania Bar Institute, American Society Clubs, Pennsylvania Banker's Association. Board directors Byers Lumber Company, Inc.

President Tri-County United Way, 1963-1964, Tri-County Welfare Council, 1960-1961, board directors, Josiah W. and Bessie H. Kline Foundation, since 1979. Vice president Dauphin County unit American Cancer Society, 1970-1972. President Children's Home of Harrisburg, Inc., 1965-1968, 75—, Estate Planning Council Central Pennsylvania, 1970, board directors, solicitor, Harrisburg Symphony Association, since 1986.

Solicitor County of Dauphin, 1990-1992. Master sergeant Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel, member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Dauphin County Bar Association (president 1962-1963), American Judicature Society, Woolsack Society Republican.

Presbyterian. Clubs: Executive of Central Pennsylvania (president 1978). Masons, K.T., Shriners, Tuesday, Country (president 1974-1976) (Harrisburg).

Achievements

• William D. Boswell has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

President Tri-County United Way, 1963-1964, Tri-County Welfare Council, 1960-1961. Board directors Josia W. and Bessie H. Kline Foundation, since 1979. Vice president Dauphin County unit American Cancer Society, 1970-1972.

President Children's Home of Harrisburg, Inc., 1965-1968, 75—, Estate Planning Council Central Pennsylvania, 1970. Board directors, solicitor Harrisburg Symphony Association, since 1986. Solicitor County of Dauphin, 1990-1992.

Master sergeant Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel, member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Dauphin County Bar Association (president 1962-1963), American Judicature Society, Woolsack Society, Executive Club of Central Pennsylvania (president 1978), Masons, K.T., Shriners, Tuesday Club, Harrisburg Country Club (president 1974-1976).

Connections

Married Doris M. Lutz, June 9, 1945. Children: William D. Junior, Jeffrey R., Nancy Jeanne, Joanne Elizabeth.

Father:

Ralph Everett Boswell

Mother:

Edna Stansberry (Heller) Boswell

Spouse:

Doris M. Lutz

child:

Joanne Elizabeth Boswell

child:

Jeffrey R. Boswell

child:

William D. Junior Boswell

child:

Nancy Jeanne Boswell