Background
Aiken, William Appleton was born on April 18, 1833 in Manchester, Vermont, United States. Son of John and Mary Means (Appleton) Aiken.
Aiken, William Appleton was born on April 18, 1833 in Manchester, Vermont, United States. Son of John and Mary Means (Appleton) Aiken.
Education public and private schools, Lowell, Massachusetts, Dummer Academy, Byfield, Massachusetts, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, to 1851.
Governor William A. Buckingham of Norwich, Connecticut, August 28, 1861. Acting assistant paymaster United States Navy, 1861-1862. Q.-m.-general of Connecticut, 1862-1865.
Was president Norwich Nickel & Brass Company.
Married Eliza Coit, daughter