Background
Symmers, William Garth was born on November 30, 1910 in Bronxville, New York, United States. Son of James Keith and Agnes Louise (Shuey) Symmers.
Symmers, William Garth was born on November 30, 1910 in Bronxville, New York, United States. Son of James Keith and Agnes Louise (Shuey) Symmers.
Graduate, Lawrenceville (New Jersey) School, 1929; AB, University of Virginia, 1933; Juris Doctor, University of Virginia, 1935.
Associate, Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, 1935-1937;
member, Dow and Symmers, New York City, 1940-1956;
founding partner, Symmers, Fish & Warner, New York City, 1956-1991;
retired. Admiralty counsel United States Maritime Commission, 1937-1941. Special counsel to naval affairs committee United States House of Representatives.
Active investigation loss of Steamship Normandie, 1942. Counsel War Shipping Administration Vessel Oper. Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, 1942-1945, admiralty and shipping litigation.
United States delegate, vice president Antwerp Conference, Comité Maritime International, 1947. Also delegate Maritime Law Association United States to succeeding conferences, Amsterdam, 1949, Brighton, 1952, Madrid, 1955, New York City, 1966, Tokyo, 1968, Rio de Janeiro, 1977, Montreal, 1981. Titular member Comité Maritime International, since 1955.
Member Supreme Court of the United States Court advising committee on admiralty rules, 1960-1972.
Member American Bar Association, Association Bar City of New York (chairman admiralty committee 1953-1956), American Society International Law, Maritime Law Association United States (chairman committee revision Supreme Court of the United States Court admiralty rules 1952-1956, member executive committee 1958-1961, 1st vice president 1964-1966), International Maritime Arbitration Organization (United States representative 1978-1981), St. Andrew's Society New York, English-Speaking Union United States, Down Town Association, New York Yacht Club, Indian Harbor Yacht Club (Greenwich, Connecticut), Phi Delta Phi, Phi Delta Theta.
Married Marina Baruch, April 25, 1936. Children: Benjamin Keith, Ann St. Clair (Mistress Edward L. Reed). Married Anne H. Ellis, March 20, 1946.
Children: Barbara (Mistress Thomas M. Bancroft, Junior), Susan (Mistress Peter Amory Bradford), Deborah.