William A. Dwyer Jr.
William Aloysius Dwyer Jr. (November 1, 1914 – December 12, 1982) was an American lawyer, judge, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Philadelphia. He served on the Philadelphia City Council from 1960 to 1963 and on the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas from 1967 until his death in 1982. Early life Dwyer was born in Philadelphia's Kensington, Philadelphia, Kensington neighborhood in 1914, the son of William and Madeline Dwyer. He attended St. Edward the Confessor parochial school in Kensington before moving on to Saint Joseph's Preparatory School for high school. After graduating, he attended Saint Joseph's University, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1940. He enrolled in law school at Temple University Beasley School of Law, Temple University, graduating in 1943. While in law school, Dwyer joined the United States Navy. He served as a communications officer for the United States Seventh Fleet, Seventh Fleet in World War II's Pacific Theater ...
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