Buried September 19, 1964
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Services Set for Ex Alcoa Attorney
William W. Smith Was Oldest Member of County Bar
Services for William Watson Smith, oldest member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and chief counsel for the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) in the Government's anti-trust suit to dissolve the corporation, will be tomorrow, Saturday, September 19, 1964, at 2 p.m. at H. Samson's, 537 North Neville Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Smith, 93, a native of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, was graduated from Princeton University in 1892 and admitted to the bar in 1894.
He was Assistant City Solicitor from 1899 until 1906, when he and George B. Gordon formed the law firm of Gordon & Smith. He was senior partner of that firm and successor forms for about 50 years and most recently was counsel to the firm of Eckert, Seamans & Cherin.
He represented many of the City's early industrial leaders, among them Henry Clay Frick, George Westinghouse, Andrew W. And Richard B. Mellon, Arthur V. Davis, and A. M. Byers.
He was president of the Allegheny County Bar Association in 1929-1930.
As counsel for Alcoa in the anti-trust suit, Mr. Smith was involved in the longest continuous trial ever recorded-from June 1, 1938, to August 14, 1940. The case itself was pending from April 23, 1937, to June 28, 1957.
He was the oldest member of the Duquesne and University Clubs and also belonged to Fox Chapel Country Club, Pittsburgh Golf Club, Allegheny Country Club, and the Rolling Rock Club.
He was a member of Shadyside Presbyterian Church and was president of its board of trustees for many years.
He also served on the board of trustees of the University of Pitts, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute of Technology, and Henry C. Frick Educational Commission.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. (The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 18, 1964.)
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Services Set for Ex Alcoa Attorney
William W. Smith Was Oldest Member of County Bar
Services for William Watson Smith, oldest member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and chief counsel for the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) in the Government's anti-trust suit to dissolve the corporation, will be tomorrow, Saturday, September 19, 1964, at 2 p.m. at H. Samson's, 537 North Neville Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Smith, 93, a native of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, was graduated from Princeton University in 1892 and admitted to the bar in 1894.
He was Assistant City Solicitor from 1899 until 1906, when he and George B. Gordon formed the law firm of Gordon & Smith. He was senior partner of that firm and successor forms for about 50 years and most recently was counsel to the firm of Eckert, Seamans & Cherin.
He represented many of the City's early industrial leaders, among them Henry Clay Frick, George Westinghouse, Andrew W. And Richard B. Mellon, Arthur V. Davis, and A. M. Byers.
He was president of the Allegheny County Bar Association in 1929-1930.
As counsel for Alcoa in the anti-trust suit, Mr. Smith was involved in the longest continuous trial ever recorded-from June 1, 1938, to August 14, 1940. The case itself was pending from April 23, 1937, to June 28, 1957.
He was the oldest member of the Duquesne and University Clubs and also belonged to Fox Chapel Country Club, Pittsburgh Golf Club, Allegheny Country Club, and the Rolling Rock Club.
He was a member of Shadyside Presbyterian Church and was president of its board of trustees for many years.
He also served on the board of trustees of the University of Pitts, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute of Technology, and Henry C. Frick Educational Commission.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. (The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 18, 1964.)
Buried September 19, 1964
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Services Set for Ex Alcoa Attorney
William W. Smith Was Oldest Member of County Bar
Services for William Watson Smith, oldest member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and chief counsel for the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) in the Government's anti-trust suit to dissolve the corporation, will be tomorrow, Saturday, September 19, 1964, at 2 p.m. at H. Samson's, 537 North Neville Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Smith, 93, a native of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, was graduated from Princeton University in 1892 and admitted to the bar in 1894.
He was Assistant City Solicitor from 1899 until 1906, when he and George B. Gordon formed the law firm of Gordon & Smith. He was senior partner of that firm and successor forms for about 50 years and most recently was counsel to the firm of Eckert, Seamans & Cherin.
He represented many of the City's early industrial leaders, among them Henry Clay Frick, George Westinghouse, Andrew W. And Richard B. Mellon, Arthur V. Davis, and A. M. Byers.
He was president of the Allegheny County Bar Association in 1929-1930.
As counsel for Alcoa in the anti-trust suit, Mr. Smith was involved in the longest continuous trial ever recorded-from June 1, 1938, to August 14, 1940. The case itself was pending from April 23, 1937, to June 28, 1957.
He was the oldest member of the Duquesne and University Clubs and also belonged to Fox Chapel Country Club, Pittsburgh Golf Club, Allegheny Country Club, and the Rolling Rock Club.
He was a member of Shadyside Presbyterian Church and was president of its board of trustees for many years.
He also served on the board of trustees of the University of Pitts, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute of Technology, and Henry C. Frick Educational Commission.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. (The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 18, 1964.)
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Services Set for Ex Alcoa Attorney
William W. Smith Was Oldest Member of County Bar
Services for William Watson Smith, oldest member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and chief counsel for the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) in the Government's anti-trust suit to dissolve the corporation, will be tomorrow, Saturday, September 19, 1964, at 2 p.m. at H. Samson's, 537 North Neville Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Smith, 93, a native of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, was graduated from Princeton University in 1892 and admitted to the bar in 1894.
He was Assistant City Solicitor from 1899 until 1906, when he and George B. Gordon formed the law firm of Gordon & Smith. He was senior partner of that firm and successor forms for about 50 years and most recently was counsel to the firm of Eckert, Seamans & Cherin.
He represented many of the City's early industrial leaders, among them Henry Clay Frick, George Westinghouse, Andrew W. And Richard B. Mellon, Arthur V. Davis, and A. M. Byers.
He was president of the Allegheny County Bar Association in 1929-1930.
As counsel for Alcoa in the anti-trust suit, Mr. Smith was involved in the longest continuous trial ever recorded-from June 1, 1938, to August 14, 1940. The case itself was pending from April 23, 1937, to June 28, 1957.
He was the oldest member of the Duquesne and University Clubs and also belonged to Fox Chapel Country Club, Pittsburgh Golf Club, Allegheny Country Club, and the Rolling Rock Club.
He was a member of Shadyside Presbyterian Church and was president of its board of trustees for many years.
He also served on the board of trustees of the University of Pitts, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute of Technology, and Henry C. Frick Educational Commission.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. (The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 18, 1964.)
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