Background
Lyford, Will Hartwell was born on September 15, 1858 in Waterville, Maine, United States. Son of Oliver Smith and Lavinia A. (Norris) Lyford.
Lyford, Will Hartwell was born on September 15, 1858 in Waterville, Maine, United States. Son of Oliver Smith and Lavinia A. (Norris) Lyford.
Bachelor of Arts, Colby College, Maine, 1879, also A.M., and Doctor of Laws.
Assistant engineer, 1879-1880, stenographer for general superintendent, 1881-1882, chief clerk to general manager, 1882-1883, claim agent, 1883-1884, C.&E.I. R.R. Admitted to bar, 1884. Assistant general solicitor, 1884-1887, attorney in charge law department, 1887-1889, general solicitor, 1889-1892, general counsel, March 15, 1892-1913, general counsel for receivers, 1913-1921, vice-president and general counsel, January 1, since 1922, C.&E.I. Railway Company Home: Chicago, Ill.
Married Mary Lee MacComas, April.; married second, Saidee D. MacComas, December 31, 1932. Children: Gertrude Wells (Mistress Edwin Ruthven Boyd), Calhoun T.