Background
Gilbane, William James was born on November 22, 1908 in Providence. Son of William Henry and Frances Virginia (Freeman) Gilbane.
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William James Gilbane
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Bachelor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1933. AM (honorary), Brown University, 1958.
Career
Head football coach, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1934; head football coach, Brown U., 1935; vice president, Gilbane Building Company, Providence, 1930-1966; executive vice president, Gilbane Building Company, Providence, 1966-1975; president, Gilbane Building Company, Providence, 1975-1981; chairman, Gilbane Building Company, Providence, since 1981; president, B.T. Equipment Company, 1943-1975; Chairman of the Board, B.T. Equipment Company, from 1975; president, Calverley Realty Company, from 1954; executive vice president, Gilbane International Corporation Ltd., from 1958; vice president, Downtown realty corporation. Trustee People's Bank.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Brown University, Newton College. Board governors Rhode Island Commodore Commission. Executive board member Narragansett council Boy Scouts American, since 1939, president, 1959-1960, council commissioner, 1962-1974, now commissioner emeritus.
Board directors National Football Foundation, Hall of Fame, Inc. Member Associate General Contractors American, American Society Concrete Construction, University Club, Point Judith Country Club, Saunderstown Yacht Club, Gridiron Club, Brown Club, Dunes Club, Everglades Club (Palm Beach, Florida), Beach Club (Palm Beach), Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: University, Point Judith Country, Saunderstown Yacht, Gridiron, Brown (Palm Beach Florida).
Connections
Married Catherine Louise Midgley, July 25, 1935. Children: Catherine Frances Gilbane Cary, Mary Louise Gilbane Carolan, Jane Petzold, Virginia Mahoney, William J. Junior, Helen Gilbane Macdonald.
- Father:
- William Henry Gilbane
- Mother:
- Frances Virginia (Freeman) Gilbane
- Spouse:
- Catherine Louise Midgley
- child:
- Jane Petzold Gilbane
- child:
- Helen Gilbane Macdonald Gilbane
- child:
- Virginia Mahoney Gilbane
- child:
- Mary Louise Gilbane Carolan Gilbane
- child:
- William J. Junior Gilbane
- child:
- Catherine Frances Gilbane Cary Gilbane
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1933
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1958
Career
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1930 - 1966
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1934
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1935
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Awards
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Recipient Merit award Rhode Island department Jewish War Cets United States of America, 1956, Silver Antelope award, 1965, Distinguished Eagle award, 1975 (both Boy Scouts American), Honor award Jewish Hospital and Research Center, Denver, 1975, Silver Anniversary All-American award Sports Illustrated magazine, Humanitarian award John E. Fogarty Foundation for Mentally Retarded, 1985, Distinguished American award Rhode Island chapter National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, Inc., 1988, Brown Bear award Brown's Associated Alumni Association, 1988, Alexis de Tocqueville award United Way, 1989. Named Big Brother of Year, 1956, to Brown Hall of Fame, 1971, Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, 1977.Recipient Merit award Rhode Island department Jewish War Cets United States of America, 1956, Silver Antelope award, 1965, Distinguished Eagle award, 1975 (both Boy Scouts American), Honor award Jewish Hospital and Research Center, Denver, 1975, Silver Anniversary All-American award Sports Illustrated magazine, Humanitarian award John E. Fogarty Foundation for Mentally Retarded, 1985, Distinguished American award Rhode Island chapter National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, Inc., 1988, Brown Bear award Brown's Associated Alumni Association, 1988, Alexis de Tocqueville award United Way, 1989. Named Big Brother of Year, 1956, to Brown Hall of Fame, 1971, Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, 1977.