Background
Halliday, William James was born on November 16, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William James and Katherine Elizabeth (Krantz) Halliday.
Halliday, William James was born on November 16, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William James and Katherine Elizabeth (Krantz) Halliday.
Bachelor of Arts (scholar), University of Michigan, 1943, Juris Doctor, 1948.
Admitted to Michigan bar, 1948. Associate Schmidt, Smith & Howlett and successors, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1952-1956, partner, 1956-1966, counsel Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett, 1984. Secretary Amway Corporation Ada, Michigan, 1964-1984, general counsel, 1966-1971, vice president, 1970-1979, executive vice president, 1979-1984, also director
Assistant prosecuting attorney, Kent County, Michigan, 1949-1951.
Township attorney, Wyoming Township, Michigan, 1955-1957. City attorney, Wyoming, Michigan, 1961-1966.
Board of directors Metropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Grand Rapids.
Served with Military Intelligence, United States Army, 1943-1946, with Judge Advocate General Corps, 1951-1952. Member American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association (chairman client protection fund committee), Grand Rapids Bar Association Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Eta Sigma. Club: Kiwanis.
Married Lois Jeanne Streelman, September 6, 1947. Children: Carol Lynn Halliday Murphy, Richard Andrew, Marcia Katherine, James Anthony.