Background
Schaffer, William I. was born on February 11, 1867 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George A. and Mary H. (Irwin) Schaffer.
Schaffer, William I. was born on February 11, 1867 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George A. and Mary H. (Irwin) Schaffer.
Public school education. Doctor of Laws, Lafayette College, 1920, University of Pennsylvania, 1939. Villanova College, 1940.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1888. District attorney Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1893-1900. State reporter of Pennsylvania, 1900-1919.
Attorney general of Pennsylvania, 1919-1921.
Justice Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1921-1940, chief justice, 1940-January 4, 1943.
Clubs: Union League, Rittenhouse, Philadelphia (Philadelphia).
Married Susan A. Cross.