William H. Quealy

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 LaSalle.^[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 and Sciences, cum laude, in 1933 and an LL.B. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1937.^[2]

Legal career and military service

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