Background
Davenport, William Kirk was born on December 22, 1928 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Kenneth Mercereau and Florence Winifred (Pittelco) Davenport.
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Davenport, William Kirk was born on December 22, 1928 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Kenneth Mercereau and Florence Winifred (Pittelco) Davenport.
AB, Harvard University, 1950. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1953.
Associate firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1957-1963. Senior attorney Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1963-1966, counsel, 1978-1979, assistant general counsel, since 1979. Secretary Ford Motor Credit Company, Dearborn, since 1966, counsel, 1975-1977.
Served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1954-1957. Member American, Michigan bar associations, Order of Coif. Clubs: Chicago (Charlevoix, Michigan).
Cranbrook (Michigan).
Married Gertrude Baldwin Perkins, July 19, 1958. Children: Kirk, Timothy, Nina.