Background
Vodrey, William Henry was born on September 23, 1903 in East Liverpool, Ohio, United States. Son of William H. and Dorothy (Kelly) Vodrey.
Vodrey, William Henry was born on September 23, 1903 in East Liverpool, Ohio, United States. Son of William H. and Dorothy (Kelly) Vodrey.
Graduate Mercersburg Academy, 1922. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1926. Juris Doctor, Harvard, 1929.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1929, practiced in East Liverpool. Member firm Vodrey and Shay, 1929-1979. Secretary-treasurer Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc., Canton, Ohio, 1955-1967, Ohio Broadcasting Company, Canton, 1955-1972.
Director First National Bank East Liverpool, 1955-1973. Lecturer on East Liverpool pottery, Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, 1964. Trustee East Liverpool Young Men’s Christian Association, 1940-1974.
Member Columbiana County (president 1949-1950), Ohio, American bar associations, East Liverpool (trustee treasurer 1955-1979, president 1977-1979), Ohio (honorary life, trustee 1958-1975, president 1965-1967) history societies, Columbia County Law library association (secretary-treasurer 1943-1968), Phi Beta Kappa. Club: East Liverpool Country (trustee 1941-1949, president 1943-1945).
Married Evelyn Stroud, June 29, 1929. Children: Barbara (Mistress William K. Wamelink), Jackman S., Dorothy Grace (Mistress John Stamat).