William H. Gates Sr.

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American attorney human philanthropist

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.

Aliases (2)

Bill Gates Sr. ×2
William Henry Gates Sr. ×1

Statements (47)

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 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gates → Gates ("Bill Gates Sr.") →	hasNotableBearer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation →	foundedBy
William H. Gates Sr. ("William Henry Gates Sr.") →	fullName
Lakeside School →	hasAlumnus
Gates family ("Bill Gates Sr.") →	notableMember
Bill Gates →	parent
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation →	trustee