Background
Robinson, William Franklin was born on February 10, 1916 in Hammond, Indiana, United States.
Robinson, William Franklin was born on February 10, 1916 in Hammond, Indiana, United States.
Bachelor with high honors, Indiana University, 1942. Juris Doctor, Indiana University, 1944.
Special attorney Office Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, Detroit, 1944-1946;
private practice, Detroit, 1946-1951;
assistant general counsel, assistant secretary, Montgomery Ward & Company Inc., Chicago, 1951-1956;
vice president, general counsel, secretary, director, Transam. Finance Corporation, Los Angeles, 1956-1982;
retired, Transam. Finance Corporation, Los Angeles, 1982;
legal consultant, 1982-1983.
Special instructor Wayne State University Law School, U. Detroit, 1947-1951.
Member school board, Calumet City, Illinois, 1954-1955. Appointed to Governor's Credit Retail Advisory Committee, 1981. Member, board directors, past president Ocean Hills Country Club Homeowners' Association.
Member California Loan and Finance Association (chairman laws and regulations committee), National Consumer Finance Association, Conference Personal Finance Law, American, Los Angeles County bar associations, Acacia, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Betty Jo Powell, September 15, 1946. Children: William Franklin, Stephen Powell, Michael Paul.