William Newsom
American judge, father of Gavin Newsom
William Alfred Newsom III (February 15, 1934 – December 12, 2018) was an American judge, administrator of the Getty family trust, and the father of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Early life and education
Newsom was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Christine Anne (née Brennan) and William A. Newsom II. All of his friends and family referred to him as Bill. A native San Franciscan, Newsom's father ran Pat Brown's campaign for San Francisco district attorney. Brown later became Governor of California.
Newsom's late sister Barbara was once married to Ron Pelosi, brother-in-law of U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi. Newsom was a close friend of Gordon Getty, son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who lived in his house during the 1940s while attending St. Ignatius Catholic prep school in San Francisco.
Newsom went to the University of San Francisco, followed by Stanford Law School and was admitted to the California Bar in 1962.
Career
He worked as a legal adviser to the Italian division of Getty Oil and then as a tax attorney for the Getty family. Newsom helped to deliver the ransom money for the release of John Paul Getty III.
In 1967, he married Tessa Menzies, and had two children (including Gavin) before divorcing her after five years.
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