Background
Wheelwright, William Dana was born on April 16, 1849 in Valparaiso, Chile. Son of Isaac W. and Sarah (Dana) Wheelwright.
Wheelwright, William Dana was born on April 16, 1849 in Valparaiso, Chile. Son of Isaac W. and Sarah (Dana) Wheelwright.
Educated Dummer Academy, Byfield, Massachusetts, Brown High School, Newburyport, Massachusetts.
In employ West. B. Reynolds & Company, commission merchants, Boston, 1864-1872. Lumber business, New York and Boston, 1872-1896, Portland, Oregon, since 1896. President Pacific Export Lumber Company, since 1896.
Member original board directors Lewis and Clark Exposition. Member Portuguese of Portland Commission.
Married Martha A. Hoyt, April.