William H. Quealy

William H. Quealy
Justice of the United States Tax Court
In office
October 1, 1969 – 1980
Personal details
BornWilliam Harrison Quealy
(1913-03-11)March 11, 1913
DiedSeptember 29, 1993(1993-09-29) (aged 80)
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
Spouse
Betty Alice Shallberg
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(m. 1940)​
Children4
Parent(s)William I. Quealy
Elizabeth H. Quealy
EducationGeorgetown Preparatory School
Colegio De La Salle
Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences (AB)
Georgetown University Law Center (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer, judge
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1942–1945
RankCaptain
Unit57th Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War II

William Harrison Quealy (March 11, 1913 – September 29, 1993)[1] was a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1969 to 1980.

Early life and education

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana to William I. and Elizabeth H. Quealy of that city,[1][2] Quealy's father was a banker whose business brought the family to Havana, Cuba,[1] where Quealy attended the Colegio De La Salle.[2]

Quealy also attended Springhill High School in Mobile, Alabama, and Georgetown Preparatory School in Garrett Park, Maryland.[2]

He received an A.B. from the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences, cum laude, in 1933 and an LL.B. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1937.[2]

Quealy gained admission to the bar in 1936.[2] From 1942 to 1945, he served in the United States military, first as company officer with the United States Army 57th Infantry Regiment in the Asiatic-Pacific theater of World War II,[1][2] Towards the end of the war, he served as a negotiator on the Detroit Renegotiation Board for United States Air Force Material Command.[2] He left the service with the rank of captain.[1]

Outside of this service, he was a practicing tax attorney in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois, from 1936 to 1962.[2] He then served as minority counsel for the United States House Committee on Ways and Means from 1962 to 1969.[1][2]

Quealy was appointed to the United States Tax Court by President Richard Nixon in 1969, taking his oath of office as judge on that court on October 1, 1969, for a term expiring June 1, 1987.[2] He served until 1980, when he retired, thereafter moving to Florida.[1]

Personal life and death

In 1940, Quealy married Betty Alice Shallberg of Moline, Illinois, with whom he had three daughters and one son.[1][2]

Quealy died of cardiac arrest at his home in Amelia Island, Florida, at the age of 80.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "U.S. Judge William Quealy Dies At 80", The Washington Post (October 1, 1993).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Official Congressional Directory (1979), p. 747.