. History of Milwaukee, city and county . ales and finance, and after The Edward P. Allis Company sold its interests to thepresent Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Mr. Allis was elected chairman of theboard of directors of the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, which position heresigned in a short time on account of his health. On the 14th of November, 1877, Mr. Allis was married to Miss Mary SimmonsPhillips, a daughter of George A. and Mary (Nazro) Phillips, who were natives ofBoston and came to Milwaukee soon after the close of the Civil war. They cast intheir lot with the pioneer re
. History of Milwaukee, city and county . ales and finance, and after The Edward P. Allis Company sold its interests to thepresent Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Mr. Allis was elected chairman of theboard of directors of the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, which position heresigned in a short time on account of his health. On the 14th of November, 1877, Mr. Allis was married to Miss Mary SimmonsPhillips, a daughter of George A. and Mary (Nazro) Phillips, who were natives ofBoston and came to Milwaukee soon after the close of the Civil war. They cast intheir lot with the pioneer residents of the city and long occupied a position of socialprominence here. Mr. Phillips, too, was a dominant figure in business circles. He wasassociated vvith a Mr. Stone in the hardware trade under the firm style of Stone &Phillips, recognized as leading merchants of the city. Mr. Allis was distinctly a home man and found his greatest enjoyment at hisown fireside with his family. During the summer and autumn months they spent their. WILLIA^r W. ALLtS HISTORY OF :\I1L\VATKEE 15 time at their beautiful summer home, AUlen Wood, on the banks of Nemahbin lake, inone of the most picturesque spots in all Wisconsin. Upon the grounds are found nearlyall varieties of timber native to this section of the country. Mr. and Mrs. AUis weremembers of the Unitarian churcli and the former was a lifelong republican, giviURunfaltering allegiance to the party and its principles. He passed away October 10,1918, but many years will have been added to the cycle of the centuries ere bis nameceases to be a household word among the many friends who knew, loved and honoredhim. He was a man of most kindly disposition and refined taste. He found thegreatest enjoyment in literature and in his homo at No. .S2() Marshall street he had asplendid library, containing one of the finest ccUections of rare editions and auto-graphed copies of books in the country, including one which bears the autograph ofQueen Vic
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