Background
Burgiss, William Wesley was born on August 12, 1863 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Nicholas Franklin and Mary Evelyn (Gilreath) Burgiss.
Burgiss, William Wesley was born on August 12, 1863 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Nicholas Franklin and Mary Evelyn (Gilreath) Burgiss.
Student Captain Patrick’s Military School, Greenville.
Merchant, cotton mill builder, operator and president (built Victor Mills and Franklin Cotton Mills, Greer, South Carolina.) and real estate operator, Greenville. since 1890. Donor of more than $1,000,000 to West. West. Burgiss Charities. Incorporated., now Chairman, Board Of Directors.
Director Emma Moss Booth Memorial Hospital, Greenville.
Donor Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Greenville.
Married Margaret Henrietta Bailey, September 14, 1887. Children: Walter Westmoreland (deceased), Victor Franklin (deceased), Milton Bailey (deceased), William Hamlin (deceased), Harold Dean, Margaret Evelyn (Mistress Shuman B. Gerald).