Background
Reeves, William Harvey was born on July 8, 1895 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Henry Taylor and Anna (Van Kirk) Reeves.
Reeves, William Harvey was born on July 8, 1895 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Henry Taylor and Anna (Van Kirk) Reeves.
A. B., University of Pennsylvania, 1916, Master of Arts, 1919. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1925.
Examiner, Federal Trade Commission, 1918-1919. Lecturer School Business, Columbia, 1920-1941. Admitted to New York bar, 1926.
Private practice, New York City, 1926-1941, 1945-1970.
Counsel for census foreign—owned property in United States and American—owned assets abroad, United States Treasury Department, 1941-1943, liaison United States Treasury, Department State, 1943-1945. Participant at the White House on International Cooperation, November—December 1965.
Served with United States Naval Reserve Force, World War 1. Member International (patron, Chairman of Commission on sovereignty 1958-1966), American (committee foreign and international business law from 1960, chairman from 1967, Chairman of Commission international law in courts 1963-1968). New York State bar associations, Bar Association City New York, American Society International Law, American Foreign Law Association (past president), International Law Association, American Asiatic Association, American Academy Political Science, Saint Nicholas Society, Delta Sigma Rho.
Clubs: University (Washington, New York City).
Married Caroline Laura Buck, August 29, 1931. Children: Aletheia Reeves Kerr, H. Van Kirk.