Background
Forrester, William Ray was born on January 14, 1911 in Little Rock. Son of William Thomas Forrester and Louise (Lucas) Brooks.
Forrester, William Ray was born on January 14, 1911 in Little Rock. Son of William Thomas Forrester and Louise (Lucas) Brooks.
Bachelor, University Arkansas, 1933. Juris Doctor, University Chicago, 1935. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Arkansas, 1963.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Tulane University, 1992.
Trust department, First National Bank, Chicago, 1935;attorney, Defrees, Buckingham, Jones & Hoffman, Chicago, 1935-1940;assistant professor to professor of law, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1941-1949;dean, professor of law, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1952-1963;dean, professor of law, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1949-1952;dean, professor of law, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1963-1978;professor constitutional law, University of California, San Francisco, since 1976. Interim chairman United States Steel, Pittsburgh, 1948, board arbitration United States Steel Workers. Arbitrator International Harvester, Chicago, 1949, United Auto Workers.
Public trustee Food and Drug Law Institute, 1970-1978. Member National Academy Arbitrators (Board of Governors 1948-1951), Administrative Conference United States.
Married Celine Mortee Penn, October 31, 1942. Children: William Ray Junior, Catherine Lucas, David Chalaron, Stephen Labarre.