Social:W. Wilson White
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W. Wilson White (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]
References
- ↑ "The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division: A Historical Perspective as the Division Nears 50, Remarks by Wan Kim, Mar. 22, 2006". https://www.justice.gov/crt/speeches/historical_perspective.pdf.
- ↑ The Political Graveyard
- ↑ "Funeral Services This Afternoon for W. Wilson White" The Legal Intelligencer, November 13, 1964
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/12/archives/w-wilson-white-is-dead-at-58-eisenhowers-civil-rights-aide-former.html
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United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division 1957–1960 |
Succeeded by Harold R. Tyler Jr. |
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