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Brown, William L. was born on February 1, 1922 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States. Son of William W. and Sarah (Maxwell) Brown.
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William L. Brown
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Student, Mars Hill College. Student, Newbury College. Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1947.
Career
With, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1949-1989; assistant vice president, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1949-1959; vice president, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1959-1966; senior vice president, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1966-1969; executive vice president, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1969-1971; board directors, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1969-1992; director of corporation, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1970-1992; president, chief operating officer, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1971-1983; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1983-1987; retired, First National Bank Boston/Bank of Boston Corporation, 1989. Board directors General Cinema Corporation, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Ionics, Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, North America Mortgage Company, Santa Rosa, California. Trustee BradleyReal Estate Trust, Boston.
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Membership
Honorary life overseer Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston. Trustee associate Boston College, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Trustee, member corporation Museum of Science.
Board directors Jobs for Massachusetts, Inc., John F. Kennedy Library. Foundation, Retired Artery Business Committee, Retired Friends of Post Office Square. Member corporation Northeastern University Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II.
Connections
Married Helen Presbrey, August, 1947. Children: Kathryn H., Richard P., Steven J., Melissa M.
