Background
Joyner, William T. was born on April 11, 1891 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Yadkin and Effie E. (Rouse) Joyner.
Joyner, William T. was born on April 11, 1891 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Yadkin and Effie E. (Rouse) Joyner.
Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1911. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1916.
Instructor, Woodberry Forest (Virginia) School, 1911-1913;
private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1916-1917;
assistant general solicitor, Southern Railway Company, Washington, 1932-1937;
division counsel, Southern Railway Company, Washington, from 1937;
counsel for all southeastern United States r.r.s in minimum wage case, Southern Railway Company, Washington, 1940;
counsel in national wage cases, Southern Railway Company, Washington, 1941-1943. Member of advisory commission on military justice United States War Department, 1946-1947, consultant on government operation of r.r.s, 1948. Vice chairman North Carolina Advisory Committee on Education, 1954-1956.
Chairman North Carolina Highway Commission, 1957. Chairman steering committee for planning study for North Carolina constitution, 1967-1968.
Secretary North Carolina Democratic Executive Company, 1921-1923. Chairman North Carolina State Board Election, 1943-1947. Major Field Artillery, United States Army, 19171-18, colonel North Carolina.N.G. Member American Bar Association, General Alumni Association University North Carolina (president 1945-1946), American Legion (national executive committeeman 1930-1933), North Carolina, Wake County bar associations, American College Trial Lawyers, Kiwanis, Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta Psi.
Married Sue Arrington Kitchin, April 17, 1920 (deceased August 1954). Children: Sue Kitchin, William T., Walton Kitchin.