William Richards Swope

Background

Swope, William Richards was born on October 17, 1920 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of King and Mary Margaret (Richards) Swope.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Kentucky, 1941. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1947.

Career

Vice president, sales manager Stringfellow Lumber Company, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, 1951—1958. President, owner Swope Company, Inc., 1958—1998. Major United States Army, 1942-1945.

Achievements

• William Richards Swope has been listed as a noteworthy retail executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board deacons Indiana Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, 1953—1956, 1961—1964, 1971—1974. Member of Lincoln's Inn Society, National Federation Indiana Business, North America Wholesale Lubmer Association, American Bar Association, Idle Hour Country Club (Lexington), Lions (president 1957-1958), The Club, Birmingham Country Club, Ph Delta Theta, Sons of the American Revolution, First Families Virginia, Americans Royal Descent, Order of the Crown.

Connections

Married Bobbie Wylie Stringfellow, June 17, 1944 (divorced September 1993). Children: Robert Cromwell, William Richards Junior. Married Dorothy S. Taylor, February 3, 1994.

Father:

King Swope

Mother:

Mary Margaret (Richards) Swope

Spouse:

Bobbie Wylie Stringfellow

Spouse:

Dorothy S. Taylor

child:

William Richards Junior Swope

child:

Robert Cromwell Swope