Mary Maxwell Gates

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Mary Maxwell Gates (born July 5, 1929 in Seattle ; † June 9, 1994 ibid) was an American businesswoman and board member in various organizations and commercial enterprises. She was the mother of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates .

Life

Mary Gates was born in Seattle as Mary Maxwell. She graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in education in 1950 . In the early 1950s, Gates taught as a teacher .

After her husband co-founded the Preston Gates & Ellis law firm in Seattle , Mary Gates became increasingly active in public and charitable activities. She was a board member in numerous economic and cultural associations and associations. She was u. a. Board member of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Since 1980 Mary Maxwell Gates was a board member of United Way National , a large American non-profit organization . She also directed United Way of King County, the regional section of United Way in Seattle.

Mary Maxwell Gates also served on the Board of Directors of the University of Washington from 1975 to 1993 .

The board activities of Mary Maxwell Gates were not limited to the non-profit sector. Mary Maxwell Gates also served for many years in various board positions for large commercial companies. These included: First Interstate Bank of Washington; Unigard Security Insurance Group; Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company (later US WEST Communications) and KIRO Incorporated.

In many of her board positions, she was the first woman in such a position.

Mary and Bill Gates Senior have three children: Bill , Kristi, and Libby. She died of breast cancer.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Mary Maxwell Gates ( Memento from March 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Portrait at the University of Washington
  2. ↑ a b Mary Maxwell Gates in the Notable Names Database (English)
  3. ^ Gates, Mary Maxwell (1929-1994) and family . The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History
  4. ^ Mary Maxwell Gates dies on June 10, 1994 . ( Memento from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Gates, Mary Maxwell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American businesswoman and board member; Mother of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Seattle
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 1994
Place of death Seattle