William A. Dwyer Jr.

William Aloysius Dwyer Jr. (November 1, 1914 – December 12, 1982) was an American lawyer, judge, and Democratic politician from Philadelphia.

He served as a communications officer for the Seventh Fleet in World War II's Pacific Theater, where he was often involved in active combat.

[9] He filed suit to have W. Wilson White removed as lead prosecutor on the case, but quickly withdrew it when Dilworth expressed disapproval.

[12] In what the Philadelphia Daily News called "one of the biggest surprises" of the election that November, Dwyer narrowly lost to his Republican opponent, Edward F.

Despite not receiving the backing of the party hierarchy (but with the endorsement of Mayor James Tate), he finished first among eight candidates in the Democratic primary that May defeating the incumbent, Edward A.

[17] Dwyer was assigned to the Family Court division, and spent much of his tenure on the bench presiding over domestic relations cases.

After a funeral at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, he was buried in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.