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WILBER, FRANCIS ALLEN, Clergyman; born. Elyria, Ohio, June 14, 1855; son of Francis Augustus Wilber and Favella (Peachey) Wilber; educated: Univ. Woos- ter; Princeton Univ. College degrees: A. B .. 1877: A. M., 1881; Hon. D. D. (Woos- ter). Married, Flora Hinkle Sage. July 3. 1883. Ordained in Presby. ministry, 1881; pastor, Onarga, Ill., 1881-1887; Mt. Vernon, O., 1888-1905; Univ. pastor, Univ.
Kansas, 1905-1911; pastor 2nd Church.
Kansas City, Mo., 1911-1912; Nelson Memorial Church, Columbus, O., 1912 --; Dir. Westminster Assn. for Bible Instr., Univ. Kansas. Socs. and clubs: Beta
Theta Pi. Republican. Presbyterian. Home address: 80 Winner Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
WILCOX, ABBOTT Y., Clergyman; born, Clifford, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1865: son of Joseph Y. Wilcox and Grace (Adams) Wilcox; educated: Mexico Acad .; Syracuse Univ .; Auburn Theol. Sem. College degrees: A. B., Syracuse Univ .; D. D., Marietta Coll. Married, Grace Lawrence Roys, Dec. 15, 1897. Pastorates: Newark Valley, N. Y., 1896-1901; Dundee. N. Y .. 1901-1907; Mar- ietta, O., First Presby. Church, 1907-1916; Athens, O., 1916 -- Socs. and clubs: Delta Upsilon Coll. Frat. Presbyterian. Home address: 15 N. College, Athens, O. WILCOX, ALFRED N., Attorney; born, Ashland Co .. Ohio; son of James M. Wil- cox and Delia (Travis) Wilcox; educated: Oberlin College. Married. Ruth Barnes, 1898. Admitted to bar in 1891. and since that time, practiced in Paulding, O. Socs. and clubs: Masonic. Methodist Churchi. Served as 1st Lieut. Co. M. 2nd O. V. I. during Spanish-American War. Home ad- dress: North Main St., Paulding, O.
WILCOX, MAJOR CLINTON B., Business Man; born, Sandusky, Ohio, April 11, 1866; son of Edward Harmon Wilcox and Sophia (Sprague) Wilcox; educated: Ohio Wes- leyan Univ .; Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio. Married, Mary B. Fuller,
Sept. 28. 1887. Chairman of Board San- dusky Gas & Electric Co .; Pres. R. M. & C. B. Wilcox Co .: trustee Toledo State Hospital, Board of Education; member Republican State Executive Committee, 1916; State Excise Commn., 1916 Socs. and clubs: Pres. Sunyendeand Club; Dir. Commercial Club; member of all Masonic Bodies; 32d degree Mason; Sigma Chi Frat. Episcopal Church, and is mem- ber of Missionary Board. Home address: Sandusky, O.
WILCOX, HARVEY CLYDE, Attorney; born, LaGrange, Ohio, 1872; son of Hub- bard Avery Wilcox and Elizabeth (Pow- ers) Wilcox; educated: LaGrange high school; Baldwin Univ .; Ohio State Univ .; post-grad. course at Baldwin; Grad. from Cleveland Law Sch. College degrees: B. Ph .; A. M., LL. B., Baldwin, Univ. Mar- ried. Grace L. Freeman. Clerk of courts of Lorain Co .. 1903; probate judge, 1913 -;
judge of juvenile court. 1913 -; Dir. of National Bank, Elyria, O .; Vice Pres. of Associated Charities. Socs. and clubs: Elyria Lodge, B. P. O. E., of which he was Exalted Ruler 2 yrs .; Premier Lodge, K. of P. Supt. of Methodist Sunday Sch., Elyria, O. Home address: 1310 East Ave., Elyria, O.
WILCOX, STARLING SULLIVAN, Physi- cian; born, Columbus, Ohio, June 29, 1864: son of James Andrews Wilcox and Lucy Madison. (Sullivan) Wilcox; educated: Exeter, New Hampshire; Starling Medical College. College degrees: M. D., 1888. Married, Sarah Montgomery McCoy, Apr. 25, 1894. Practicing physician, 340 East State St .. Columbus, O., 1898 -; surgeon to Grant Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Academy Medicine; Ohio State Med. Soc .; American Med. Assn .; Am. College Surgeons. Episcopa - lian. Home address: 32 Hoffman Ave., Columbus, O.
WILD, LAURA HULDA, College Professor of Biblical Literature; born, Greensboro, Vermont, Dec. 22, 1870; daughter of Azel W. Wild and Ellen (Douglass) Wild; edu- cated: Smith College and Hartford Theol. Sem. College degrees: A. B .; B. D. Secy. of Y. W. C. A., 1896-1901; ordained as a minister of the Gospel in the Congrega- tional Church. 1901; pastor of Congrega- tional Church. Lincoln. Neb., until 1905; since that time. Prof. of Biblical Litera- ture in Doane College, Crete, Neb., and in Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Secy. of College Bible Teachers' Dept. of Religious Education Assn .; member of National Religious Edu- cation Commission of Congregational Chs. Author of Geographic Influences in Old Testament Masterpieces. Ginn & Co .; Ethical Readings from the Bible, Scrib- ner's. Home address: Lake Erie College, Painesville. O.
WILDMAN, SAMUEL AUGUSTUS, Attor- ney; born, Clarksfield, Huron Co., Ohio, March 28, 1846; son of Frederick Augustus Wildman and Mariette (Patch) Wildman: educated: Norwalk. O., public schools and Western Reserve Univ. Married, Ellen Elizabeth Howe, July 13. 1870. Admitted to practice of law, April, 1870; judge Court of Common Pleas. 1897-1905; judge Circuit Court of Ohio, 6th Circuit, and Court of Appeals, 6th Appellate District of Ohio. 1905-1913. Socs. and clubs: Woos- ter-Boalt Post, No. 34, Dept. of Ohio, G. A. R .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Beta Chi Chapter. Home address: Norwalk, Ohio. WILEY, FORBES BAGLEY, College Prof .: born, Brighton, Mich., Feb. 14, 1880; son of Cutting Bagley Wiley and Nancy (Town) Wiley; educated: Brighton, Mich., public schools; Kalamazoo College; Univ. Chicago. College degrees: A. B., Kala- mazoo; A. B., Ph. D., Univ. Chicago. Married, Ora Vaughn Scott, Aug. 31, 1907. Prin. Bloomingdale, Mich .. public schools, 1904; Prof. Math., Des Moines Coll .. Des Moines. Ia .. 1906-1908; teacher Math., De- troit Central high school. 1908-1910; in- structor Math., Denison Univ., Granville, O., 1910-1912; graduate student and fel- low in Math., Univ. Chicago. 1912-1914: Prof. and head Dept. Math., Denison I'niv., Granville. O .. 1914 -. Author: "Proof of Finiteness of the Modular Covariants," etc .; "A Method of Sub- dividing the Interior of a Simply Closed Rectifiable Curve with an application to Cauchy's Theorem," etc. Socs. and clubs: Alpha Delta Tau; Sigma Xi; American Math. Soc .; Math. Assn. of America; Am. Assn. for Advancement of Science. Bible School Supt. Baptist Church. Granville. Ohio. Home address: Granville. Ohio.
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WILFORD, FRANK, Attorney: born, Am- herst. Ohio, April 20. 1876: son of Sanı- uel G. Wilford and Emma (Jarman) Wil- ford; educated: Grad. from Elyria high school; Oberlin College; completed his study of law under Judge A. R. Webber. Married, Blanche Sonthard. 1900. Prac- ticing attorney of Elyria, Ohio. Dec. 7, 1900 -; member of Bd. of Education, Elyria; Elyria Savings & Banking Co .; Lorain County Savings & Loan Co .; chair- man of the Elyria Centennial Celebration Committee. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Orders and Chapter. Mem. of First Bap- tist Church. Home address: 224 East 7th St., Elyria. O.
WILKER, VICTOR, College Professor; born, Osnaburg, Hanover, Prussia; son of Adam Wilker and Anna Maria (Meyer) Wilker; educated: in Germany: in Cincinnati; in German Wallace College, Berea, O. Col- lege degrees: A. B .: A. M .; Lit. D. Mar- ried, Wilhelmina Unnewehr, 1862; 2nd, Caroline Schultz, 1881. Taught 2 yrs. pub- lic schools; 4 yrs. parochial schools; 3 yrs. tutor in College; Prof. in Coll., 1873; Prof. Latin. 15 yrs .; now Prof. Modern Langs .: German, French, Spanish, Ger- man- Wallace College, Berea, Ohio; Vice Pres. German-Wallace College several yrs. A contributor to various papers and mag- azines since 1875; in English and Ger- man; visited and written up the World's Expositions in Europe and America. for various publications. Home address: Berea, Ohio.
WILKIN, ROBERT NUGEN, Attorney; born. New Philadelphia, Ohio, May 4, 1SS5; son of James Foster Wilkin and Virginia (Smith) Wilkin; educated: high school, New Philadelphia. O .; Univ. Virginia. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Norma
Fertig, Oct. 4, 1911. Admitted to bar,
Dec .. 1908; engaged in practice law, Dover, O., 190S -; member Com. on Ex- aminations for admission to Ohio Bar, Dec., 1915 -; Dir. Dover Bd. Trade; Treas. The Deis-Fertig Co .; Pres. The Tuscarawas Mausoleum Co. Socs. and clubs: Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi: Mason. Presbyterian. Home ad- dress: Dover, Ohio.
WILKINS, ARCHIBALD M., Physician; born. Delta. Ohio, June 29. 1874; son of John A. Wilkins, M. D., and Rebecca Ruth (Shull) Wilkins; educated: Delta high school; Toledo Med. Coll. (1898) ; post - grad. New York Post-Graduate Coll. and Hospital (1904). College degrees: M. D. Married. Bertha E. Morris, Oct. 23, 1900. Private and acting hospital steward, U. S. Army, 189S: contract surgeon, U. S. Army, Jan., 1901-1905; engaged in practice medi- cine and surgery, Delta. O., 1905 --; medical examiner for Industrial Commis- sion of State of Ohio and Fulton Co., Sept. 1. 1913 -; elected coroner Fulton Co .. 1916: served 4 yrs. in U. S. Army in Philippines, in Spanish-American War; commissioned 1st Lieut. in Medical Re- serve Corps. U. S. A., 1911 -: active in Red Cross work and relief during flood, Dayton. O .. 1913. Socs. and clubs: Ma- son: K. P .: Elks: M. W. A. Home ad- dress: Delta. Ohio.
WILKINS, CHARLES McCOMBS, Attorney; born. Warren. Ohio, Feb. 14, 1865: son of Robert Scott Wilkins and Margaret D. (Oakes) Wilkins; educated: Warren pub- lic schools; Lehigh Univ. Married, Fredena May Lewis. June 22. 1907. Started prac- tice at Warren. O .. in 1891, directly after he was admitted to bar of Ohio; city so- licitor of Warren. 4 yrs .; prosecuting at- torney, Trumbull Co .. 6 yrs .; judge of Common Pleas Court since 1908. Socs.
and clubs: Old Erie, No. 3. F. & A. M .; Mahoning Chapter, No. 66, R. A. M .; War- ren Council and Warren Commandery, No. 39: B. P. O. .. No. 295; K. of P. No. 90; Al Koran Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S .: Trumbull Club, Warren. Republican in politics. Home address: 126 Belmont St., Warren, Ohio.
WILKINSON, HOWARD GRANT, Clergy- man; born, Centerville. O., April 12, 1875; son of Abner Wilkinson and Margert (Porterfield) Wilkinson; educated: Mt. Union Coll .; McCormick Theol. Sem .; Post work at Lane Sem .. Temple and Central Univs. College degrees: Ph. B .: Ph. D. Married, Stella Louise Dennerline, Aug. 1, 1906; pastor First Presbyterian Church of Bucyrus, O. Socs. and clubs: K. of P. and Mason. Presbyterian Minister. Home address: Bucyrus, O.
WILLARD, T. A., Manufacturer; Pres. Wil- lard Storage Battery Co. Home address: 23 Allandale Ave., Cleveland, O.
WILLARD, WILLIAM CHARLES, Banker; born, Columbus, Ohio, May 22. 1972; son of Charles Douglas Willard and Mary E. (Davis) Willard: educated: public schools, Columbus, O. Married, Anne Lilley, June 14, 1894. Entered Commercial Nat. Bank. Columbus. O., June, 1889; resigned in 1991 to accept position with First Natl. Bank, Del Morte. Colo .; returned to Columbus, 1893; entered the Clinton Natl. Bank, which consolidated with the Hayden Natl. Bank, in 1900, establishing The Hayden- Clinton Natl. Bank; Asst. cashier of The Hayden-Clinton Natl. Bank, 1905: Pres., 1913 -: Vice Pres. and Treas. of The Columbus Savings Bank. Socs. and clubs: Athletic Club; Columbus Club: East End Tennis Club; Rotary Club; Chamber of Commerce; Columbus Lodge, No. 30, F. & A. M .: Scottish Rite; Aladdin Temple; Shrine. Methodist Episcopal. Dir. of The Hayden-Clinton Natl. Bank; The Colum- bus Savings Bank; The Columbus Rail- way. Power & Light Co .: The Columbus Chamber of Commerce; The Kanawha & Michigan Railway Co .; The Kelly Nail & Iron Co .; The Smith Agric. Chemical Co .; trustee of The Grant Hospital. Home address: 70 Wilson Ave., Columbus. O.
WILLIAMS, CHARLES LUTHER, Univ. Prof .; born, Imlaystown, N. J., June S, 1851; son of Sidney Woodward Williams and Catherine (Van Cleaf) Williams; educated: public schools of Imlaystown; Peddie Institute, Hightstown, N. J .:
Princeton Univ .; Crozer Theol. Seminary College degrees: A. B. and A. M .. Prince- ton Univ .; L. H D., Bucknell Univ. Mar- ried. Mary Elizabeth Giberson, 1883. Pas- tor Baptist Church, Upland. Pa., 1884-93; Prof. Eng. Lit .. Denison Univ., Granville,
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O., 1893- -. Author: "Outlines of Early English Literature"; "Oxford Univ. and the Rhodes Scholars": lecturer on Shake- speare and other literary subjects; con- tributor Sunday School Times, and period- icals. Socs. and clubs: Centre Star. Lodge, F. & A. M .; Central Ohio Schoolmasters' Club. Baptist. Home address: Granville, Ohio.
WILLIAMS, CORTEZ L., Attorney: born, Bloomfield, Ohio, Jan. 15. 1877; son of William M. Williams and Mary J. (Black- burn) Williams; educated: high school. Jewett. O .; Ohio State Univ. Married, Mary' E. McElroy. Dec. 26, 1901. Journal clerk. Ohio House Rep., 1902-1906; city solicitor. Steubenville. O .. 1916 -. Socs. and clubs: Mason; B. P. O. E. (Past Exalted Ruler); Woodmen; Country Club. Westminster Presbyterian. Home address: Steubenville, O.
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WILLIAMS, CURTIS CHANDLER, Attor- ney; born. Hanover, Columbiana Co., O., Aug. 13. 1861; son of Richard G. Wil- liams and Elmira F. (Frost) Williams; educated: Alliance schools: Mt. Union Coll. College degrees: A. B .: A. M. (Mt. Union Coll.). Married. Margaret Owen, July 5, 1893. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1886; en- gaged in active practice of law. Column- bus. O., 1886 -; prosecuting attorney, Franklin Co., O .. 1892-1895; judge Com- mon Pleas Court. Franklin Co., O., 1898- 1903. Socs. and clubs: Scottish Rite, Ma- son; Past Eminent Commander, K. T .; K. P .; Odd Fellow; Elks; Columbus Club. Presbyterian. Home address: Columbus, Ohio.
WILLIAMS, DANIEL WEBSTER, Journal- ist; born. Banner, O .. Oct. 31. 1862; son of Benjamin G. Williams and Margaret (Evans) Williams; educated: Ohio Univ. College degrees: A. M. (IIon.). Married, Sarah Marshall Ames. Jan. 6, 1887. Teacher for 6 yrs .; journalist since 1889; American Consul at Cardiff. 1905-1907, Senator from 7th Dist. of Ohio, 1909-1910. Presbyterian Church. Home address: Jackson. O.
WILLIAMS, DELIA LATHROP (Mrs. W. G. Williams), born. Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 23. 1836; daughter of Philemon Lathrop and Sophia (Shurtleff) Lathrop; educated: New York State Normal Coll., Albany. N. Y .; Oswego. N. Y .. State Normal School; special study in classes in Boston, Mass. College degrees: A. M .: Ped. D. Married, (Prof.) William G. Williams. Jan. 29. 1877. Teacher public schools and State Normal School, Oswego, N. Y .. 1857-1866; organ- izer and Prin. City Normal Sch., Worces- ter, Mass .. 1866-1867; Prin. City Normal Sch .. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1867-1877; teacher English and history (with some intervals), Ohio Wes. Univ., Delaware, O., 1877-1900; Gen. Treas. Woman's Home Missionary Soc. of M. E. Church, 1895-1898; Gen. Corres. Secy. Woman's Home Miss. Soc., M. E. Church, 1898-1914; Vice Pres. and Corres. Secy. emcritus, Woman's Homc Miss. Soc .. M. E. Church. 1914 -; sug- gested the first Ohio Teachers' Reading Circle (organized in 1882). and Pres. Bd. Control, 1882-1905. Socs. and clubs: Gen. Assn. Collegiate Alumnae; life member N. E. A. Methodist Episcopal. Home ad- dress: 62 S. Liberty St., Delaware, O.
WILLIAMS, EDWARD IRWIN FRANKLIN, Educator; born, Fireside, Ohio. June 22, 1886; son of E. Garver Williams and Mary Ellen (Miller) Williams; educated: Heidel- berg Academy: Heidelberg Univ .; Colum- bia Univ. College degrees: Ph. B. Un- married. Was teacher. principal and su- perintendent of schools; Instr. of Educa- tion. Heidelberg Univ., 1915- Socs. and clubs: Ohio State Teachers' Assn .; Ohio Soc. of College Teachers of Edn .; Nat. Soc. of College Teachers of Edn .; Nat. Soc. for Study of Education; Nat. Edn. Assn. Reformed Church. Home ad- dress: 42 Circular St .. Tiffin, O.
WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH GIDDINGS (Mrs. Fred A.), born, Jefferson. Ohio, Sept. 4, 1855; daughter of Joseph A. Giddings and Mary Ann (Curtis) Giddings; educated: Jefferson high school; Cornell Univ., Ithaca. N. Y. College degrees: B. S., 1878. Married. Fred A. Williams. Nov. 9, 1887. Socs. and clubs: Mem. Assn. of Collegiate Alumni; Tourist Club of Ashtabula; Cor- nell Woman's Club. Home address: 133 Prospect St., Ashtabula, Ohio.
WILLIAMS, F. J., Educator: Supt. of Schs., Akron. O. Home address: Akron. Ohio.
WILLIAMS. FREDERICK O., Physician; born, Yorkville, Ill., Sept. 3, 1868; son of
David Williams and Anna (Nichols) IVil-
liams; educated: Denison Univ .; Ohio
State Univ .; Eclectic Medical Coll .. Cin- cinnati. O .: Ohio Med. Univ .; New York and Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Schs. Col- lege degrees: A. B .. A. M., Denison Univ .; M. D., Eclectic and Ohio Medical Univs. Married. Caroline Booth Jones, June 12, 1894. Practiced medicine. Columbus, O., since June. 1893. Socs. and clubs: Beta Theta Pi Frat .; Athletic Club; Academy of Medicine: State and National Med. Assns .; Univ. Club. First Congregational Church. Home address: 816 Oak St .. Co- lumbus, O.
WILLIAMS, HENRY ARCHER, Attorney; born. Cincinnati, Ohio. Dec. 4. 1864; son of Charles H. Williams and Harriet (Lang- don) Williams; educated: Wittenberg Col- lege, Springfield. O. College degrees: A. B .; A. M. Married. Elizabeth I. Thomas, Nov. 24, 1887. Admitted to practice. 1890. Practices law in Franklin Co. and all State Courts: U. S. Circuit and District Courts: the Supreme Court of U. S .; mem- ber of law firm of Taylor. Williams. Cole & Harvey, Huntington Bank Bldg., Colum- bus, Ohio; Asst. prosecuting attorney, Franklin Co., 1895-1898; Supervisor of Census, Central Ohio Dist .. 1900; chairman Co. Executive Com .. Republican, Franklin Co., 1898-1899; chairman State Executive
Com., Republican, Ohio. 1908-1909; Nati.
Bank Exaniincr, Pittsburgh, Cleveland Dist., 1909-1913. Socs. and clubs: Vice Pres. Columbus Chamber of Commerce; Beta Theta Pi, College Frat .: 32d degree Scottish Rite Mason; Shriner; member Athletic Club, Columbus. O .; Kit-Kat Club, Columbus. O .; has been Vice Pres. and Secy. of State Soc .. S. A. R. Pres- byterian. Home address: 223 Woodland Ave .. Columbus, O.
WILLIAMS, HENRY GRAHAM, Educator- Editor; born, Marshall, Ohio, April 7, 1865: son of Theophilus W. Williams and Emily J. (Dick) Williams; educated: Hillsboro. O .. and Lebanon. O. College degrees: A. M. and Doctor of Pedagogy, Miami Univ. Married, Allie M. Dove, Sept. 1, 1886. Taught school for 32 yrs. including 12 yrs. as Dean of the State Normal College of Ohio Univ., Athens, O .. 1902-1914; was State Supervisor of Normal Schs., 1914-1915: has owned and published "The Ohio Teacher" since July, 1899: has lectured extensively on educa- tional and civic subjects for 20 yrs. Socs. and clubs: K. of P. and Patrons of Hus- bandry. Presbyterian Church. Business address: 136 E. State St., Columbus. O .; Home address: New Vienna, O.
WILLIAMS, HOMER B., College President; born. on farm near Mt. Ephraim. Ohio, Oct. 16, 1865; son of John Baldridge Wil- liams and Mary A. (Secrest) Williams; educated: Ohio Northern Univ .; Baldwin- Wallace Coll .: Columbia Univ. College degrees: A. B .; Ph. B .; A. M .; Pd. D. Married, Cora Belle Brewer, June 12, 1890. Teacher in rural and village schools, 1885-1888; Supt. schools, Caldwell, Ohio, 1888-1892; Supt. schools. Kenton, O., 1892-
1894; Supt. schools. Cambridge, O., 1898; Supt. schools, Sandusky, O., 1898- 1894- 1913; Pres. State Normal Coll., Bowling Green. O .. 1913 -; institute lecturer and instructor. 1892- -: memher Ohio State Bd. Sch. Examiners. 1904-1909. Socs. and clubs: {Pres., 1911) Ohio State Teachers' Assn .; K. T. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 725 E. Wooster St. Bowling Green, Ohio.
WILLIAMS, JOSEPH F., Attorney: born. Youngstown. Ohio. Jan. 21, 1881; son of Joseph Williams and Elizabeth (Pritch-
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ard) Williams; educated: Adelbert College and Law School of Western Reserve Univ. College degrees: A. B .; LL. B. Married, Gussie K. Hamilton, June 12, 1907. Attor- ney; admitted to bar Junc, 1906. and has practiced since then in Youngstown; mem- ber of law firm of Williams & Cooper. Socs. and clubs: Alpha Tau Omega; Theta Nu Epsilon; Shriner; 32d degree Mason; K. of P. Ilome address: 78 Ellenwood Ave., Youngstown. O.
WILLIAMS, LLOYD THOMAS, Attorney; born, Jackson, Ohio, May 31. 1874: son of William E. Williams and Anna (Hughes) Williams; educated: Jackson high school; Ohio State Univ .: Ohio State Univ. Law School. College degrees: B. Ph .; LL. B., Ohio State TTniv. Married, Frances E. Baker, Sept. 14. 1912. Practicing attorney, Toledo, O., 1900; associated with Brown, && Geddes. Dec., 1903; member firm Brown, Geddes, Schmettau & Williams, Toledo, O., 1905 -. Socs. and clubs: Toledo Bar Assn .; Ohio State Bar Assn .; Toledo Com- merce Club: Toledo Club; Toledo Country Club; K. T., St. Omer Commandery; other Masonic Orders; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi: Phi Beta Kappa. Presbyterian. Home address: 2138 Madison Ave., Toledo, Ohio.
WILLIAMS, PERCY BARTON, Gen. Secy. Y. M. C. Assn .; born, Indianapolis, Ind., July 3, 1876: son of Edgar Harding Wil- liams and Clare (Hoyt). Williams; edu- cated: Butler Coll., Indianapolis, Ind. College degrees: A. B., 1897. Married, Moddie Jeffries, June 26, 1901. Asst. Gen. Secy. and Educational Dir., Y. M. C. A., Indianapolis, 1897-1900; Executive Secy., West End Y. M. C. A., Toronto, 1900- 1904; Gen. Secy .. Y. M. C. A., Canton, O., 1904-1909; Gen. Secy .. Toledo, O., 1909 --. Socs. and clubs: Toledo Commerce Club; Delta Tau Delta Frat .; Exchange Club. Baptist. Home address: 2846 Scottwood Avc., Toledo, O.
WILLIAMS, PERRY S., Editor-Publisher; born, Toledo, Ohio, 1876; son of R. H. Williams and Lucy (Stearns) Williams; educated: Elyria high school; editor and manager of Elyria City and County pa- pers, 1897 -; merged several of the largest papers of the county; was Pres. of the First Voters' Club; Secy. of the Rep. Co. Exec. Com .; elected Elyria city treasurer, three times, holding office until 1910; commissioned by Pres. Taft, in 1910, as supervisor of census for the 13th Dist. of Ohio, comprising 7 counties; represented the 14th Ohio Dist. at the National Pro- gressive Conv. in Chicago, which nomi- nated Roosevelt: was chairman of Lorain Co. Liquor License Bd .; chairman of Lo- rain Co. Progressive Exec. Com. and again in 1916 represented this district at the National Presidential Conv. in Chi- cago; managing editor and Treas. of the Republican Co .. publishers of Evening Telegram and Elyria Republican. Socs.
and clubs: F. & A. M .; B. P. O. E .; F. O. E .: Sons of Veterans; M. C. A .; Chamber of Commerce; Elyria Country Club. Home address: 226 Broad St., Elyria, O.
WILLIAMS, ROY H., Common Pleas Judge; born, Milan Twp., Erie Co., Ohio, Sept. 1, 1874; son of Charles Ronald Williams and Helen Hortense (Hughes) Williams; edu- cated: Milan high school; Oberlin Coll .; Grad .. Univ. of Mich. (Law Dept.). Mar- ried, L. Verna Lockwood, Dec. 7. 1898. Admitted to Ohio bar, June, 1897; began practice of law, Sandusky. O .. 1897; Pros. Atty., Erie Co., O .. 1901-1907; member of law firm of Williams & Ramsey; King, Williams & Ramsey; Williams & Steine- mann, 1907-1914; Common Pleas Judge,
Erie Co., O., Jan. 1. 1915 -. Socs. and clubs: Sunyendeand Club; Masons; K. of P. Home address: 1412 Columbus Ave., San- dusky, O.
WILLIAMS, SAMUEL ROBINSON, College Professor; born. Marengo. Iowa. March 2 1879; son of John Dockery Williams and Alma (Davis) Williams; educated: Maren- go high school; Grinnell Coll .; Univ. Ne- braska; Univ. Berlin; Columbia Univ. College degrees: Ph. B .; M. A .; Ph. D. Married, Ella Adelheid Mehlin, June 17, 1908. Lecturer. Barnard Coll., 1906-1907; Instr. Barnard Coll., 1907-1908; Prof. phys- ics, Oberlin Coll., Oberlin, O., 1908 ---. Socs. and clubs: Am. Physical Soc .; Am. Assn. for Advancement of Science. Con- gregationalist. Home address: 260 Oak St., Oberlin. O.
WILLIAMS, SEWARD H., Congressman; born, Amsterdam. N. Y., Nov. 7, 1870; son of John J. Williams and Maria L. (Mon- tonye) Williams; educated: common schools and Academy of Amsterdam, N. Y .; Williams College; Law Preparatory, Princeton Univ .; Washington & Lee Univ., Lexington, Va. (1895). Married, S. Jean- nette Reynolds. 1897. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1895; engaged in practice law, Lorain, O., 1895 -; elected city solicitor, Lorain, O. (2 terms); member House Rep., 79th and 80th Gen. Assemblies, 1910-1914; Mem. 64th Congress. 14th Dist. Ohio, Republi- can ticket. 1915 -. Socs. and clubs: 32d degree Mason; K. of P .: Sons of Veterans; Elks; Moose. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Lorain, Ohio.
WILLIAMSON, ALLEN THURMAN, Attor- ney; born, Grandview, Ohio. May 25, 1876; son of Bemont J. Williamson and Narcissa (Dorsey) Williamson; educated: Marietta College. Grad. in 1898; Ohio State Univ .. Grad. in 1901. College de- grees: A. B .; LL. B. Married. Myrta Kirby. June 7, 1899. Practicing attorney of Marietta, 1901 -; Pros. Atty. of Washington Co .. Ohio. 1911-1917; trustee Washington Co. Children's Home, 1916 --.. Socs. and clubs: Delta Upsilon Frat .; Phi Delta Phi Frat. Member First M. E. Ch. Home address: 334 Front St .. Marietta, Ohio.
WILLIAMSON, EVAN DOWLING, Educa- tor; born, Marseillis, Marion Co., Ohio; son of William A. Williamson and Rosa (Dowling) Williamson; educated: public schools, Buffalo. N. Y. and high school; Hiram Coll., Hiram O. College degrees: A. B .. 1904. Married. Arra Vandemark, June 27, 1906. Prin. high school, Mantua, Ohio, 1904; Prin. high school. Garretts- ville. Ohio, 1905 -; teacher Math., Con- neaut, Ohio, 1906-1907; Supt. schools,
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