W. Willard Wirtz
| W. Willard Wirtz | |
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| 10th United States Secretary of Labor | |
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In office September 25, 1962 – January 20, 1969 |
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| President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Arthur J. Goldberg |
| Succeeded by | George P. Shultz |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William Willard Wirtz March 14, 1912 DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2010 (aged 98) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Jane Quisenberry "Jane" Wirtz (m. 1936 – 2002; her death) |
| Relations | Kathryn Wirtz Gude Fran Wirtz Weeks |
| Children | Richard Wirtz Philip Wirtz |
| Parents | William Wirtz Alpha White Writz |
| Alma mater | Northern Illinois University, Beloit College, Harvard Law School |
| Occupation |
Politician Public servant Lawyer Professor |
| Religion | Methodist |
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William Willard Wirtz (March 14, 1912 – April 24, 2010) was a U.S. administrator, cabinet officer, attorney, and law professor. He served as the Secretary of Labor between 1962 and 1969 under the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Wirtz was born on March 14, 1912 in DeKalb, Illinois, the son of Alpha Belle (née White) and William Willard Wirtz, Sr. He attended Northern Illinois University, where he became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega. While a student at Beloit College, he met the former Mary Jane Quisenberry. They married in 1936. They had two sons, Richard and Philip Wirtz.
He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1937 and was immediately appointed to the faculty of the University of Iowa College of Law by the Dean of the Law School (and future U.S. Supreme Court justice) Wiley B. Rutledge. Wirtz was a professor of law at Northwestern University from 1939 to 1942. He served with the War Labor Board from 1943 to 1945, and was chairman of the National Wage Stabilization Board in 1946. Wirtz returned to teach law at Northwestern until 1954.
His students included future U.S. Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, whom Wirtz recommended for what became his 1947–48 clerkship with Justice Rutledge. He was active in Democratic politics and wrote speeches for Adlai Stevenson during his 1952 Presidential campaign. Wirtz was appointed by the Under-Secretary of Labor in 1961.
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