Background
Spear, William Wilson was born on May 8, 1911 in Genoa, Nebraska, United States. Son of Edward McGraw and Lucia (Wilson) Spear.
Spear, William Wilson was born on May 8, 1911 in Genoa, Nebraska, United States. Son of Edward McGraw and Lucia (Wilson) Spear.
Bachelor of Arts Nebraska, 1933. Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1936.
Attorney Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Сompany, Washington, 1936-1937, Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation, New York City, 1937-1940. Assistant division atty American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Washington, 1946-1950. Member firm Spear Lamme & Simmons (and predecessors), Fremont, Nebraska, 1951-1958.
Senior attorney Standard Oil Corporation, Indiana, 1958-1970, vice president, 1970-1976, vice president government relations retired, 1976. Private practice Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1976-1984.
Member Republican National Committee, 1954-1956. Chairman State Center Committee, 1954-1956. Chairman call committee, 1956.
National convention; board regents Georgetown University, Washington, 1971-1984. Major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member Federal City, University, Capitol Hill Clubs (Washington), Phi Alpha Delta, Chi Phi.
Married Louise Boles, April 7, 1942 (divorced March 1961). Children: William E., Andrew M., Loraine. Married Sylvia C. Gunnlaugson, August 1963.