Background
Knight, William Thomas was born on August 25, 1937 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Thomas and Virginia (Chapin) Knight.
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Knight, William Thomas was born on August 25, 1937 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Thomas and Virginia (Chapin) Knight.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown U., 1959; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1961; Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1967.
Trust officer, Pittsburgh National Bank, 1967-1969; associate general counsel, T.J. Lipton, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1969-1973; general counsel, vice president, Tetley, Inc., New York City, 1973-1976; counsel, assistant general counsel, vice president legal, vice president law, group vice president, senior vice president, general counsel, secretary, Avon Products Inc., New York City, since 1977.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1960-1964. Fellow Bar City New York, American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, New York State Bar Association (executive committee, Corporate Counsel), Allegheny County Bar Association Clubs: Princeton, Edgartown Yacht, Manursing Island.
Married Suellen Peterson, October 21, 1961. Children: Alexander, Peter, Jessica.