. Leslie's history of the greater New York . s Roberts. His father Avas amember of the old volunteer firedepartment of New York City, anda member of the New York firmof Derrickson & Wilson, grandfather, of an old fam-ily of Lincolnshire, England,came to America in 1S04, establish-ing himself in the feed business in New York City. Mr. Wilsonsmother was the daughter of parents Avho came to this country fromBala, North Wales, and was the grandniece of Rev. Jolni Williams,a Baptist clergyman. Having been educated in the New York pub-lic S(diools, in IS.):; Jlr. ^Vilson entered the emp
. Leslie's history of the greater New York . s Roberts. His father Avas amember of the old volunteer firedepartment of New York City, anda member of the New York firmof Derrickson & Wilson, grandfather, of an old fam-ily of Lincolnshire, England,came to America in 1S04, establish-ing himself in the feed business in New York City. Mr. Wilsonsmother was the daughter of parents Avho came to this country fromBala, North Wales, and was the grandniece of Rev. Jolni Williams,a Baptist clergyman. Having been educated in the New York pub-lic S(diools, in IS.):; Jlr. ^Vilson entered the employ of Crocker & Stow,subse<|U(utly William .\. Crocker, in the notion trade in New YorkCity. With a partner, under the style (d < ioddard & Wilson, he sub-sequently acquired this business, continuing it until the Civil Warmade it unpiofitable. After A\inding up the affairs of his firm, from1802 to 1865 he was in the emidoy of the Adams Express 1805 he organized the present house of Earl & Wilson, having as. WASHINGTON WILSON. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF X ^•OKK BIOGRAPHY. 585 ]i;iiti!cr ^.Villiaiu S. Earl, <if Tiny, N. ^ . In INTO, .Mr. \\ils(Hi iiiarric(lJanes iiicli, of an old No\\ Vori< lainilN, and lias three dan^iiters. GKIFFIN, FKANCIS BUTLEK, has been enjiaged in bnsiness inNew York City as a hardware merchant foi a ([narter of a is a director of the National Shoe and Leather liauk, is Treasnrerof the New York Infant Asylnni. and one of its managers, and is oneof the Managers of the Iresliyterian Ilosjiital, and a ^Nfemher of theExecutive Committee of its Itoard of Trustees. He married AnnieM., daughter of John H. Earle. He is a member of the Citv, Pres-byteriau, and Hardware clubs, the Sons of the Tvevolution. the So-ciety of Colonial Wars, and the New England Society. Born in NewYork City, November S, 1852, he is the son of George Grittin andElizabeth Frances, daughter of Abraham Bens(ui. of Fairfiidd. Conn.,and is the grandson of Gecuge G
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