Background
Davis, William Hammatt was born on August 29, 1879 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of Owen Warren and Abigail (Gould) Davis.
Davis, William Hammatt was born on August 29, 1879 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of Owen Warren and Abigail (Gould) Davis.
Student Corcoran Science School, Washington, 1896-1898, George Washington University Law School, 1901.
Patent examiner United States Patent office, 1902-1903. With Betts, Betts, Sheffield & Betts, New York, 1903-1906. With Pennie & Goldsborough, and Pennie, Davis & Goldsborough, New York, 1906-1915.
Member Pennie, Davis, Marvin & Edmonds, 1915-1945, senior member, 1920-1945.
Senior member, Davis, Hoxie, Faithful & Hapgood. With contract section, planning division purchase, storage and traffic War Department, 1917, ordnance member, legal advisor, claims board, 1918-1919.
Member Appeals Board in appeals from War Department Board Contract Adjustment, 1919. Deputy administrator, national compliance director Washington, 1933-1934.
Member of New York State Mediation Board, 1937-1940.
Member President’ Commission Industrial Relations in Great Britain and in Sweden, 1938. Member New York City Housing Authority, 1941. Chairman national Defense Mediation Board, 1941-1942.
Chairman National War Labor Board, 1942-1945.
Director Office Economics Stablzn., 1945. Commissioner Board Transportation New York City, 1946-1947.
Member patent advisory panel Atomic Energy Commission, 1947-1957. Chairman President Commision on Labor Relations in Atomic Installations, 1948-1949.
Chairman Atomic Energy Labor Relations Panel, 1949-1953.
Member National Advisory Board Mobilization Policy, 1951-1952. Chairman board of trustees New School Social Research, 1950-1957.
Member Pennie, Davis, Marvin & Edmonds, 1915-1945, senior. Member, 1920-1945; member, Davis, Hoxie, Faithful & Hapgood. Member Grand Central Art Galleries (founder, trustee), New York Patent Law Association (president 1932).
Clubs: Century, Downtown Athletic, Wall Street (New York City).
Married Grace Greenwood Colyer, June 23, 1906. Children: Eaton Greenwood, Alida Pennie (Mistress Daniel A. Davis), Patricia Gould (Mistress P. Davis Anderson).