
Educator, attorney at law, and judge. William Henry Hastie was educated in teh public schools of Knoxville, Tennessee and Washington, D.C. and was affiliated with the Howard university School of Law. he was a member of Phi-Beta-Kappa and has had a distinguished career in government service. In 1937 Mr. Hastie was appointed judge of the District Court of the united States for the Virgin islands. he served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Hampton Institute from 1951-1961.