Background
Linnell, William Shepherd was born on July 21, 1885 in Biddeford, Maine, United States. Son of William Franklin and Sarah Catherine (Shepherd) Linnell.
Linnell, William Shepherd was born on July 21, 1885 in Biddeford, Maine, United States. Son of William Franklin and Sarah Catherine (Shepherd) Linnell.
Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin College, 1907, Doctor of Laws, 1960. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1911. Doctor of Laws, Portland University, 1961.
Bar, 1911, practice at Portland. Partnership with William M. Bradley, 1913. Senior partner Linnell, Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Thaxter, since 1934.
President, director, Portland Gas Light Company, 1927-1963, now member board directors.
Member board directors Bancroft & Martin, Incorporated. Chairman Republican Committee City of Portland, 1919-1921, County of Cumberland, 1922-1923.
Member State Republican Committee, 1923-1934, Republican National committeeman from Maine, 1937-1948. Member Government’s Council, 1925-1928.
Chairman Portland Music Commission, 1922-1928.
President board of trustees Thornton Academy, Saco, Maine, Westbrook Junior College. Corporator Maine General Hospital. Trustee Children’s Hospital.
Member Alumni Council Bowdoin College, 1938-1941.
Member board directors Bancroft & Martin, Incorporated. Chairman Republican Committee City of Portland, 1919-1921, County of Cumberland, 1922-1923. Member State Republican Committee, 1923-1934, Republican National committeeman from Maine, 1937-1948.
Member Government’s Council, 1925-1928.
Member Alumni Council Bowdoin College, 1938-1941. Member Cumberland County Bar Association, Maine State Bar Association, American Bar Association, International Associates of Torch.
Mason (32°). Clubs: Portland Rotary (p.p., district governor, 1949-1950, chairman international cam. constitution and by-laws, 1951-1952), Lincoln (Republican), Cumberland, Portland, Woodfords (Portland).
Married Jessie East. Hopkinson, November 12, 1912. Children: Sarah South. Noyes, Nancy H. Cowan, Robert South.