Age, Biography and Wiki
| Birth Day | July 7, 1920 |
| Birth Place | Pennsylvania |
| Age | 103 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Net worth: $100K - $1M
About
Affiliated with the Republican Party, this African American political figure and attorney served from 1975 until 1977 as United States Secretary of Transportation. After ending his career in government, he became a partner with the O'Melveny & Myers law firm.
Before Fame
After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, he earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He went on to secure a legal clerk position with U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Herbert F. Goodrich.
Trivia
While serving as a law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, Coleman helped write the brief for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.
Family Life
His marriage to Lovida Mae Hardin resulted in three children, including an attorney son named William T. Coleman III.
Associated With
In 1995, then-President Bill Clinton presented Coleman with the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom.
