Background
Edwards, William Henry was born on December 5, 1898 in Providence. Son of Seeber and Sarah Estella (Gurney) Edwards.
Edwards, William Henry was born on December 5, 1898 in Providence. Son of Seeber and Sarah Estella (Gurney) Edwards.
Graduate Moses Brown School, 1915. Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1919, Doctor of Laws, 1965. Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard, 1921.
Doctorate.H.S. (honorary), Providence College, 1967.
Doctor of Laws, University Rhode Island, 1967.
January 1969); children—Knight, Louise (Mistress Charles East. Saul). Married second, Mary Rita McGinn, September 8, 1969. Admitted to Rhode Island bar, 1922, Massachusetts bar, 1943, also Supreme Court of the United States Court, other United States courts
Practiced in Providence, 1922-1968.
Associate Edwards & Angell, 1922-1929, member, 1929-1968, counsel, 1969-1976.
Member Rhode Island Juvenile and District Court Commission 1939. Member Family Court Commission, 1956-1958. Member of national board directors Planned Parenthood-World Population, 1965-1971, honorary.
Member, 1971-1975, board advisers, 1975-1976.
Member board Rhode Island affiliate. Member president’s council Providence College.
Served with United States Army, 1918. Fellow American Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, Rhode Island Bar Association (president 1958-1959, Executive Committee 1930-1933, 1956-1960), Massachusetts Bar Association, American Law Institute, American College Trial Lawyers, Association Bar City New York, American Judicature Society, Council Foreign Relations, American Civil Liberties Union, Selden Society, National Municipal League (member of council), Phi Beta Kappa (president Rhode Island Alpha chapter 1955-1957), Alpha Delta Phi.
Clubs: University, Art, Agawam, Turk’s Head, Hope (Providence).
Married Mabel Potter, June 18, 1921 (deceased. Married second, Mary Rita McGinn, September 8, 1969. Children: Knight, Louise (Mistress Charles East. Saul).