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Saltonstall, William Gurdon was born on November 11, 1905 in Milton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert and Caroline (Stevenson) Saltonstall.
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Saltonstall, William Gurdon was born on November 11, 1905 in Milton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert and Caroline (Stevenson) Saltonstall.
AB, Harvard University, 1928. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1931. Doctor of Laws, Harvard University, 1953.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Williams College, 1947. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Tufts University, 1950. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Dartmouth College, 1952.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Bowdoin College, 1952. Doctor of Letters, Colby College, 1954. Doctor of Letters, Princeton University, 1956.
Doctor of Laws, University New Hampshire. Doctor of Laws, River College, 1967.
Teacher history and English,, William Penn Charter School, 1928-1930; traveled and studied in Europe,, 1931-1932; teacher history, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1932-1940; chairman history department, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1940-1942; principal, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1946-1963; director in Nigeria,, Peace Corps, 1963-1965; program coordinator, Rodmann Job Corps Center, New Bedford, Massachusetts, from 1965; senior advisor, Rodmann Job Corps Center, New Bedford, Massachusetts, from 1966. Former trustee Ednl. Testing Svc.
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Chairman Massachusetts Board Education, 1966-1968. Trustee Milton Academy, Friends Academy, New Bedford, Southeastern Massachusetts University, Currier Art Gallery, Colby College. Board overseers Harvard University, 1946-1952, 58-64.
Board directors New Hampshire History Society, president board trustees, 1958-1963. Former visitor United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Member New England Association Colleges and Secondary Schools (president), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Colonial Society Massachusetts, Associate Harvard Alumni (president), Owl Club (Harvard), Beverly Yacht Club (Boston), Tavern Club (Boston).
Son of; married Katharyn Watson, September 22, 1941. Children: Josephine Saltonstall Converse, Katharyn Saltonstall Hok, William Gurdon Junior, Samuel Stevenson, Deborah Saltonstall Twining.