Background
Govern, William Montgomery Mc was born on July 9, 1934 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of William Montgomery and Margaret (Montgomery) McGovern.
Govern, William Montgomery Mc was born on July 9, 1934 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of William Montgomery and Margaret (Montgomery) McGovern.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1955; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1958.
Associate, Sidley, Austin, Burgess & Smith, Chicago, 1959-1963; assistant professor of law, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, 1963-1966; associate professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1966-1968; professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1968-1972; professor of law, School Law, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1972; visiting professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1979-1980; visiting professor, University of Virginia Law School, 1983.
Served with United States Army, 1958-1959.
Married Katharine Watts, September 20, 1958. Children: William Montgomery III, Elizabeth Lee, Katharine Margaret.