William H. Gates Sr.

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William H. Gates Sr. was an American attorney and philanthropist best known as the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and as a key leader in shaping the vision and early work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
attorney
human
philanthropist
almaMater University of Washington School of Law
birthDate 1925-11-30
birthPlace Bremerton, Washington, United States
boardMemberOf Planned Parenthood
United Way of King County
University of Washington Board of Regents
child Bill Gates
Kristi Gates
Libby Gates
coAuthor Bill Gates
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2020-09-14
deathPlace Hood Canal, Washington, United States
degree Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington
Juris Doctor from the University of Washington
educatedAt Bremerton High School
University of Washington
employer Preston Gates & Ellis
familyName Gates
fieldOfWork law
philanthropy
fullName William Henry Gates Sr.
genre non-fiction
givenName William
honorificSuffix Sr.
knownFor being the father of Bill Gates
leadership in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
philanthropy in global health and education
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Washington State Bar Association
notableWork Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime
occupation lawyer
philanthropist
placeOfBurial Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, United States
positionHeld co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
partner at Preston Gates & Ellis
trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
religion Protestantism
residence Seattle, Washington, United States
servedIn United States Army
spouse Mary Maxwell Gates
Mimi Gardner Gates

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