Background
Bishop, William Warner was born on June 10, 1906 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Warner and Finie Murfree (Burton) Bishop.
Bishop, William Warner was born on June 10, 1906 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Warner and Finie Murfree (Burton) Bishop.
AB, University of Michigan, 1928; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1931; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1928-1929; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1938-1939.
Assistant reporter, Harvard Research International Law, 1932-1935;
member Executive Committee, Harvard Research International Law, 1949-1987;
associate, Root, Clark, Buckner & Ballantine, New York City, 1935-1936;
lecturer politics, Princeton University, 1936-1938;
assistant legal advisory, Department State, 1939-1947;
visiting professor international law, Law School, University of Pennsylvania, 1947-1948;
visiting professor international law, Columbia University, 1948;
research, teaching assistant, Law School, University of Michigan, 1931-1935;
professor of law, Law School, University of Michigan, 1948-1976;
professor emeritus, Law School, University of Michigan, 1977-1987. Legal adviser to the United States delegation Council Foreign Ministers and Paris Peace Conference, 1946. Lecturer Hague Academy International Law, 1961, 65.
Member Permanent Court of Arbitration, 1975-1981.
Member Michigan State Bar, American Society International Law (vice president 1960-1961, 65-66, honorary vice president 1969-1982, 84-87, honorary president 1982-1984), International Law Association.
Married Mary Fairfax Shreve, July 19, 1947. 1 daughter, Elizabeth Shreve.