Background
Adams, William Jackson was born on September 15, 1908 in Carthage, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Jackson and Florence (Wall) Adams.
Adams, William Jackson was born on September 15, 1908 in Carthage, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Jackson and Florence (Wall) Adams.
Woodberry Forest School and University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1930). University of North Carolina (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1933). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Phi Delta Phi.
Editor-in-Chief, North Carolina Law Review, 1932-1933. Chief, Division of Legislative Drafting & Codification of Statutes, North Carolina Department of Justice, 1939-1941. Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina assigned to Department of Revenue, 1941-1945.
Greensboro Bar Association (President, 1957-1958).
North Carolina Bar Association (President, 1968-1969). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Practice in, Rocky Mount, 1933-1939; chief division legislative drafting and codification of statutes, North Carolina Department Justice, 1939-1941; an assistant attorney general, North Carolina, 1941-1945; practice in, Greensboro, 1945-1993. Member steering commission to establish North Carolina Constitutional Study Commission, 1968-1969. Chairman Special Liaison Tax Committee for S.E. Region, 1974.
Member American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association (president 1968-1969), Greensboro Bar Association (president 1957-1958), American Judicature Society, American College Probate Counsel, National Conference Bar Presidents, Phi Beta Kappa, Order of Coif, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Elizabeth Whitehead, May 1, 1937. Children: Elizabeth Whitehead (Mistress R. Edward Morrissett, Junior), William Jackson III.