William Wallace Booth

Background

Booth, William Wallace was born on November 2, 1896 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry J. and Ella (Youngson) Booth.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Economics, University Pittsburgh, 1920. Bachelor of Laws, University Pittsburgh, 1922.

Career

Practiced in, Pittsburgh, from 1922; member, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, from 1935.

Achievements

• Bar: Pennsylvania 1922.

Membership

Chairman alumni committee on trustees elections University Pittsburgh, 1940, member alumni counc., 1941-1947, trustee, then emeritus, from 1969, member executive committee, 1955-1968. Trustee Presbyterian University Hospital, 1955-1970, emeritus, from 1970. Founder Bellefield Educational Trust, 1946.

Second lieutenant A.C., United States Army, 1917-1919. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Allegheny County Bar Association, American Judicare Society, Scottish-American Society, University Club (president 1957-1958), Duquesne Club (Pittsburgh), Rolling Rock Club (ligonier, Pennsylvania), Ox 5 Club American, Masons (Jester), Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Delta Phi, Order of Daedalians.

Connections

Married Adelaide Skelton Lanz, June 27, 1925. Children: William Wallace, James Youngson, Cynthia S. Booth Jennings.

Father:

Harry J. Booth

Mother:

Ella (Youngson) Booth

Spouse:

Adelaide Skelton Lanz

child:

Cynthia S. Booth Jennings Booth

child:

William Wallace Booth

child:

James Youngson Booth