Background
Mortensen, William Henry was born on July 15, 1903 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of John L. and Karen (Petersen) Mortensen.
Mortensen, William Henry was born on July 15, 1903 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of John L. and Karen (Petersen) Mortensen.
Student, Antioch College, 1923. A.F.D., University Hartford, 1956. Doctor of Laws, Trinity College, Hartford, 1984.
Managing director, Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, 1929-1968. Director Connecticut National Trust Company of Florida. Former director Heublein, Inc., National Fire Insurance Company, Transcontinental Insurance Company, Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, 1937-1974.
Senator Connecticut Legislature, 1942-1944. Mayor of Hartford, 1943-1945, founder council-manager government, 1947. Chairman State Development Commission, 1953-1954.
Commissioner Metropolitan District Commission, 1954-1960. Vice chairman Connecticut Judicial Review Council, 1969-1976. Member Connecticut Commission for Higher Education, 1968-1971.
Trustee, former president Hartford Public Library, 1943-1972. Corporator Hartford Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, Institute Living. Honorary trustee Bushnell Memorial.
Trustee Heublein Medical Foundation. Honorary regent University Hartford. Member Connecticut Opera Association (honorary vice president) Clubs: University, Hartford, Hartford Golf, Hundred of Conn, Wampanoag Golf.
Mariner Sands (Florida) Country.
Married Trice Driver, August 22, 1983.