William Jefferson By jlee1774 Mar 14, 1947 Born in Providence, LA Period: Mar 14, 1947 to Jul 8, 2010 William Jefferson May 15, 1969 Earned Bachelor's Degree from Southern University Jul 8, 1969 United States Army May 14, 1972 Earned Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School Nov 8, 1991 Elected to the United States House of Representatives May 14, 1992 LLM in Taxation from Georgetown University Nov 13, 2009 William Jefferson convicted of bribery