Background
Ledbetter, William Joe was born on January 24, 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Andrew F. and Jessie (Williams) Ledbetter.
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Ledbetter, William Joe was born on January 24, 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Andrew F. and Jessie (Williams) Ledbetter.
Student, Memphis State College, 1944-1945, 46-47; student, University Nebraska, 1945-1946; Bachelor of Laws, Washington and Lee University, 1950.
Associate firm, Townsend & Lewis, New York City, 1950-1951; associate firm, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1951-1957; attorney, then associate Corporate Counsel, General Electric Company, 1957-1964; Corporate Counsel, Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, 1964-1965; secretary, general counsel, Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, 1965-1969; vice president, secretary, general counsel, Magnavox Company. New York City, 1969-1971; senior vice president administration and finance, Addressograph Multigraph Corporation, Cleveland, 1971-1972; executive vice president international operations, director, Addressograph Multigraph Corporation, Cleveland, 1972-1974; vice president finance, Textron Inc., Providence, 1974-1978; senior vice president finance, Textron Inc., Providence, 1978-1979; executive vice president finance and administration, Textron Inc., Providence, 1979-1980; executive vice president finance and planning, Textron Inc., Providence, 1981-1985; senior executive vice president administration and planning, Textron Inc., Providence, 1985-1989; retired, 1989.
Member Order of Coif, Acoaxest Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Shirley Ann Good, May 5, 1956. Children– Gleghn Andrew, Sally Annual.