W. Wilson White

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.

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