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Williams, William Gerhart

Born
2/23/1911
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan
Titles and Honors
World War II - Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy air combat intelligence
Earned 10 battle stars
1947 MI Liquor Control Commission
1948-1/1/1961 Governor of MI (12 yrs-6 terms)
1961- 1966 Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
1968-1969 U.S. Ambassador to the Phillipines
1970-1987 MI Supreme Court - Chief Judge from 1983
Education
Liggett Scool(Grade 1-3); Detroit University School for Boys; Salisbury School, Ct (at age 14); Princeton; Univ. of Mi Law School
Notes
Episcopalian; Democrat
Nancy Williams' mother was daughter of Gen. Luther Trowbridge
1st Gov. to lead Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk
Buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island
Occupation
1936-1941 Griffiths, Williams
and Griffiths, law firm
State and Federal government
Father
Henry P. Williams
Mother
Elma Mennen
Spouse
Nancy Quirk, m. 6/26/1937, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Children
Nancy Quirk
Wendy Stock
Gerhard Mennen Jr.
Relations
Grandfather: Gerard Heinrich Mennen, founder of Mennen brand
of men's personal care products
Nationality
American

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