Background
Kilbourn, William Douglas was born on December 9, 1924 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of William Douglas and Clara Howe (Lee) Kilbourn.
Kilbourn, William Douglas was born on December 9, 1924 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of William Douglas and Clara Howe (Lee) Kilbourn.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1949; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1949-1950; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1953.
Accountant, Arthur Andersen & Company, 1949-1950;
associate, Davies, Biggs, Strayer, Stoel & Boley, Portland, Oregon, 1953-1956;
assistant professor of law, University Montana, 1956-1957;
associate professor of law, University Missouri, 1957-1959;
professor of law, founding director graduate tax program, Boston University, 1959-1971;
professor of law, University of Minnesota, 1971-1998;
professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, since 1998. Director U. Montana Tax Institute, 1956. Of counsel Palmer & Dodge, Boston, 1964-1975, Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, St. Paul and Minneapolis, 1980-1994.
Member Executive Committee Federal Tax Institute New England, 1966-1972. Member of advisory committee WesternNew England College Tax Institute. Visiting professor law Duke U., 1974-1975, University Texas, 1977, Washington University, St. Louis, 1977.
Past educational advisor Texas Executives Institute. Lecturer in 28 states, Mexico, the Caribbean, and District of Columbia. Expert witness in field.
District director United Fund, Belmont, Massachusetts, chair fair practices committee. Member American Bar Association (tax section, corporation stockholder relations committee 1962-1976, chair subcommittee incorporated 1968-1973), Boston Bar Association (chair tax section 1967-1970), BostonTax Forum, Boston Tax Council.
Married Barbara Ruth Neff, September 16, 1950. Children: Jonathan VI, Katharine Annual.