“Mr. William A. Wilson (1842-1920) was a native of Wheeling, West Virginia, where he was a lumber dealer, planing mill operator and building contractor. He took over his father’s concern, under the name of W.A. Wilson and Sons, and operated a wholesale and retail business covering five states. For a number of years he was president of the Commercial Bank of Wheeling. Mr. Wilson was a member of the North Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Wheeling.”
Plummer, K.M. (1965) A history of West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890-1965. [electronic] Retrieved from Internet Archive. Buckhannon, WV: West Virginia Wesleyan College.
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