Background
McCann, William Robert was born on December 4, 1909 in Tyndall, South Dakot. Son of William George and Emma Dean (Abbott) McCann.
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William Robert McCann
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William Robert McCann, Lawyer, consultant. Recipient McKusick award University South Dakot. Republican South Dakot Legislation, Pierre, 1943-1945; member Brookings School Board, 1953-1959; vice president board charities and corrections, State of South Dakot, 1961-1973. With United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American Bar Foundation; member American Bar Association (house of deals 1972-1978), Kiwanis (president 1950), Masons.
Education
Bachelor, U. South Dakot, 1931; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, U. South Dakot, 1939.
Career
Partner, McCann, Martin & McCann, Brookings, South Dakot retired, McCann, Martin & McCann, 1988. Chairman of the Board bar examiners South Dakot, 1958-1963. President State Bar South Dakot, 1970-1971;states attorney Brookings (South Dakot) County, 1947-1951, 57-59.
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Membership
Republican South Dakot Legislation, Pierre, 1943-1945. Member Brookings School Board, 1953-1959. Vice president board charities and corrections, State of South Dakot, 1961-1973.
With United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (house of deals 1972-1978), Kiwanis (president 1950), Masons.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Joyce Sparks, February 11, 1939. Children: William Robert Junior, Michael E., Vernon Charles, James.
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Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Republican