Background
Gillespie, William Tyrone was born on March 7, 1916 in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Son of William G. and Alma (McBride) Gillespie.
Gillespie, William Tyrone was born on March 7, 1916 in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Son of William G. and Alma (McBride) Gillespie.
AB, Willamette University. Juris Doctor, Willamette University. Data Control Language, Willamette University, 1939.
Doctor of Laws, Hillsdale College, 1957.
Special agent Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1939—1942. Partner Pope & Gillespie, Salem, Oregon, 1946—1948. Member legal department Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1948—1954, assistant to president, 1954—1966.
Partner firm Gillespie, Riecker & George, Midland, 1966—1976. Judge Michigan 42d Judicial Circuit, 1977—1989. Retired, 1989; Served from 2nd lieutenant to lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1942-1946.
Trustee Hillsdale College, 1957—1972, chairman, 1972—1975, chairman emeritus, since 1975. Member of Rotary, Blue Key, 40 and 8, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Midland County Bar Association (past president, vice president), Washington Bar Association, Oregon Bar Association, State Bar Michigan Association, Masons, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Eleanor Johnson, August 31, 1941 (deceased December 1988). 1 child William Tyrone. Married Linda Wilson, April 13, 1990.