Background
White, William Wilson was born on February 23, 1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Raeburn and Elizabeth (Wilson) White.
White, William Wilson was born on February 23, 1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Raeburn and Elizabeth (Wilson) White.
Graduate magna cum laude, Germantown Friends School, 1923. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard College, 1930. Bachelor of Laws with honors, University of Pennsylvania, 1933.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1934. Practiced law, Philadelphia, 1934-1953, 61—. United State Attorneys Eastern District Pennsylvania, 1953-1957.
Assistant attorney general United States, 1957-1959.
Served from Lieutenant to commander, United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946. Member American, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia bar associations, American Legion, Military Order Foreign Wars, Order of Coif, Phi Kappa Sigma.
Married Mary Lowber Sailer, December 27, 1932. Children: William Wilson, Welsh Strawbridge, Alexander Strawbridge.