Background
Harris, William Gibson was born on December 20, 1916 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Warren and Janie Cauble (Gibson) Harris.
Harris, William Gibson was born on December 20, 1916 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Warren and Janie Cauble (Gibson) Harris.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1939). University of Virginia (Bachelor of Laws, 1942).
Worked at McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, L.L.P. (Richmond, Virginia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1942, Virginia. 1964, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1940-1941. President, Virginia Bar Association, 1973-1975.
McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, L.L.P. is among the largest law firms in the United States. From its locations in Alexandria, Baltimore, Charlottesville, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Richmond, Tysons Corner, Washington, D.C., Almaty, Republic of Kazakstan, Moscow, Russia, Brussels, Belgium, and Zurich, Switzerland, the firm serves the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast region and other United States. and foreign corporate centers. This concentration of lawyers in one of the fastest growing, most populous areas of the nation, coupled with a long tradition of excellence and individual attention, distinguishes the firm from most others.
Member Governor's Advisory Committee on Taxation, 1965. Chairman committee finance and taxation Virginia Code Commission, 1970. Member Virginia Commission to Study Regulation Securities, 1973.
President Princeton Class of 1939, 1970-1971. Chairman Virginia Volunteers for Stevenson, 1952. Finance chairman Senators Byrd and Spong, 1965.
Chairman board governors St. Christopher's School, Richmond, 1957-1961. Board directors Hardy-Harris Foundation, since 1960, English Speaking Union United States, New York City, 1968-1972. Board directors, vice president Virginia Museum Fine Arts, 1980-1984.
Member American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association (president 1973-1974), Order of Coif, Raven Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Country of Virginia, Commonwealth, Downtown, Bull and Bear, Westwood Racquet (Richmond). Princess Anne Country (Virginia Beach, Virginia).
Farmington Country (Charlottesville, Virginia). Gulf Stream Golf, Country of Florida, Bath and Tennis, Ocean, Little (Delray Beach, Florida). Seminole Golf (Palm Beach, Florida).
Mid-Ocean (Bermuda).
Married Jane Hanway Hardy, September 19, 1942. Children: William Gibson II, Loring Hancock.