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William H. Gates Sr.

Seattle lawyer and civic leader; father of Bill Gates.

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Dates
30 Nov 1925 – 14 Sep 2020
Place
Seattle
Also known as
Bill Gates Sr., William Henry Gates II
Family ties

William H. Gates Sr. was a Seattle lawyer. In 1964 he co-founded the partnership that became Preston Gates & Ellis (today K&L Gates), and he served as president of the Washington State Bar Association. He married Mary Maxwell Gates in 1951; their son is Bill Gates.

From 2000 to 2020 he was a co-chair of his son’s foundation.

Connections 3

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  • United Way of America 1989 chair of the Seattle-King County United Way campaign (1989) Scholarship & press 1

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Timeline 2 dates
  1. 30 Nov 1925 – 14 Sep 2020 William H. Gates Sr.
  2. 1989 William H. Gates Sr. member of United Way of America
Proof 4 sources
  1. Gates, Mary Maxwell (1929-1994), HistoryLink.org. Scholarship & press
    He supported United Way and was chair of the Seattle-King County United Way Campaign in 1989.
  2. Bill Gates (leadership biography), Gates Foundation. Primary record
    His late father, William H. Gates Sr., was an attorney and civic leader who served as a co-chair of the foundation from 2000 to 2020
  3. Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft co-founder, dies at 94, Associated Press, 15 Sep 2020. Scholarship & press
    William H. Gates II, a lawyer and philanthropist best known as the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has died at 94.
    Gates Sr. met his first wife, Mary Maxwell, at the University of Washington.
  4. Mary Gates: She's Much More Than Just The Mother Of Billionaire Bill, The Seattle Times, 9 Jan 1994. Scholarship & press
    The two wed in 1951.
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