Background
Evatt, William Steinwedell was born on October 18, 1892 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Wilbur and Lelia (Steinwedell) Evatt.
Evatt, William Steinwedell was born on October 18, 1892 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Wilbur and Lelia (Steinwedell) Evatt.
Bachelor of Laws, Cincinnati Law School, 1917.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1916. Attorney examiner, assistant chief division securities State of Ohio, 1920-1921. Private law practice, 1921-1929.
Assistant attorney general State of Ohio, 1929-1933, chief counsel attorney general, 1933-1939, director finance, 1939, tax commissioner, 1939-1945.
Member Bricker, Evatt, Barton & Eckler, Columbus. Associate editor West. H. Anderson Company, Cincinnati.
Served as ensign United States Naval Reserve Force, World War I. Member American, Ohio, Columbus bar associations, American Legion, Ohio Chamber of Commerce (chairman taxation and public expenditures committee).
Married Harriet Torrey, October 18, 1924.