Edward Bennett Williams
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Edward Bennett Williams
- Born May 31, 1920 in Hartford, CT
- Died August 13, 1988 in Washington, DC
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Edward Bennett Williams was one of the most well known trial attorneys in the country and owner of the Baltimore Orioles and the NFL Washington Redskins. He purchased the Orioles in 1979 for $12 million. Williams also gave Boston Red Sox President Larry Lucchino his start in baseball first as team attorney and then, shortly before his death in 1988, as team President.
As a lawyer, he represented Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Hoffa, and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy among others.
