Background
Bentley, William Burdelle was born on August 8, 1866 in Maple Valley, New York, United States. Son of William Henry and Eizabeth (Cummings) Bentley.
Bentley, William Burdelle was born on August 8, 1866 in Maple Valley, New York, United States. Son of William Henry and Eizabeth (Cummings) Bentley.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard. 1889, Master of Arts, 1890, Doctor of Philosophy, 1898.
Henrietta J. Prescott, July 1925 (died May 19, 1956). Assistant in chemical laboratory Harvard, 1889-1891, United States Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, summer 1890. Adjunct and associate professor of chemistry and physics U. Arkansas, 1891-1900.
Professor of chemistry Ohio University, 1900-1936, now emeritus.
Served as captain Ordnance Department, United States Army. 1918-1919, stationed Watertown (Massachusetts) Arsenal. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle).
Married Susan East. Prescott, December 15, 1891 (died 1923). Married second.; children: William Prescott, Harold Jackson.