Individual Details
William Wilson Spear
(8 May 1911 - 15 Aug 1984)
lawyerWilliam Wilson Spear, American lawyer. Bar: District of Columbia 1936, New York 1938, Nebraska 1945, West Virginia 1968.
Spear, William Wilson was born on May 8, 1911 in Genoa, Nebraska, United States. Son of Edward McGraw and Lucia (Wilson) Spear.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Nebraska, 1933. Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1936.
Career
Attorney Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Сompany, Washington, 1936-1937, Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation, New York City, 1937-1940. Assistant division atty American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Washington, 1946-1950. Member firm Spear Lamme & Simmons (and predecessors), Fremont, Nebraska, 1951-1958.
Senior attorney Standard Oil Corporation, Indiana, 1958-1970, vice president, 1970-1976, vice president government relations retired, 1976. Private practice Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1976-1984.
Major achievements
Bar: District of Columbia 1936, New York 1938, Nebraska 1945, West Virginia 1968.
Membership
Member Republican National Committee, 1954-1956. Chairman State Center Committee, 1954-1956. Chairman call committee, 1956.
National convention; board regents Georgetown University, Washington, 1971-1984. Major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member Federal City, University, Capitol Hill Clubs (Washington), Phi Alpha Delta, Chi Phi.
Events
| Birth | 8 May 1911 | Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 22 Jan 1920 | (Edward McGraw Spear and Lucia Mary Wilson) Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 21 Apr 1930 | (Edward McGraw Spear and Lucia Mary Wilson) Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska | | | |
| Marriage | 7 Apr 1942 | Louise Maltby Boles | |||
| Marriage | 22 Mar 1958 | Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois - Beulah Irene Coombs | |||
| Divorce | Mar 1961 | Louise Maltby Boles | |||
| Marriage | 17 Aug 1963 | District of Columbia - Sylvia Christine Gunnlaugson | | ||
| Death | 15 Aug 1984 | District of Columbia | |||
| Obituary | 18 Aug 1984 | District of Columbia | | |
Families
| Spouse | Louise Maltby Boles (1921 - 1999) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Sylvia Christine Gunnlaugson (1928 - ) |
| Spouse | Beulah Irene Coombs (1912 - 2000) |
| Father | Edward McGraw Spear (1860 - 1959) |
| Mother | Lucia Mary Wilson (1872 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Frederick Lawrence Spear (1892 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Allan Edward Spear (1894 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Wallace Edward Spear (1896 - 1959) |
| Sibling | John McGraw Spear Sr. (1901 - 1994) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
E M Spear Head M 59 Wisconsin - Manager, general storeTucia Spear Wife F 45 Nebraska
Withiom Spear Son M 8 Nebraska
John Spear Son M 18 Nebraska
Census (family)-shared
Edward M Spear Head M 69 Wisconsin - Retail merchant, department storeLucia M Spear Wife F 56 Nebraska
William Spear Son M 18 Nebraska
Marriage
William Spear To Be Married OmahaWilliam W. Spear, a former Nebraska Republican chairman, and Sylvia C. Gunnlaugson ...
married in Washington, D.C., Saturday, he said Thursday. The wedding will be in St. John’s Episcopal Church. Miss Gunnlaugson is an employe of Trans-World Airlines. Spear, whose home is in Fremont, is an attorney. This will be the bride’s first marriage, and Spear’s second.
Lincoln Evening Journal from Lincoln, Nebraska, August 16, 1963 · Page 8
Obituary
Mr William W SpearEvent Type Obituary
Event Date 18 Aug 1984
Event Place Washington DC, United States
Residence Place Washington Dc
Gender Male
Age73
Occupation Vice President, Attorney
Birth Year (Estimated) 1911
Birthplace Genoa, Nebraska
Death Date 15 Aug 1984
Death Place Washington, Dc
NewspaperWashington Post, The
Spouse and Children
Sylvia Wife Female
William E Son Male
Loraine Spear Daughter Female
Andrew Son Male
Parents and Siblings
John Brother Male
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCKX-V2X : accessed 6 October 2017), E M Spear, Genoa, Nance, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 168, sheet 15A, line 13, family 260, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 994; FHL microfilm 1,820,994..
2. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ2Q-QF1 : accessed 5 October 2017), Edward M Spear, Genoa, Nance, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 8B, line 94, family 236, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1288; FHL microfilm 2,341,023..
3. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5R-B93H : 25 October 2016), Mr William W Spear, Washington DC, United States, 18 Aug 1984; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com(http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Washington Post, The, born-digital text..