W. Wilson White Explained

Birth Date:23 February 1906
Birth Place:Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Resting Place:West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Party:Republican
Parents:Thomas Raeburn White
Office:United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
Appointer:Dwight Eisenhower
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Harold R. Tyler Jr.
Term:1957–1960
Children:3

William Wilson White Sr. (February 23, 1906 – November 11, 1964) was a prominent attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and served as the first United States Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division from 1957 to 1960.[1] He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1953 to 1957.[2] White was also a partner in the law firm White and Williams LLP which was founded by his father, Thomas Raeburn White.[3]

He graduated from Harvard College and University of Pennsylvania Law School.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division: A Historical Perspective as the Division Nears 50, Remarks by Wan Kim, Mar. 22, 2006.
  2. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white9.html#868.48.89 The Political Graveyard
  3. "Funeral Services This Afternoon for W. Wilson White" The Legal Intelligencer, November 13, 1964
  4. News: W. Wilson White is Dead at 58; Eisenhower's Civil Rights Aide; Former, Assistant Attorney General Had Key Role in Little Rock Crisis. The New York Times. 12 November 1964.