Background
Speers, William Ewing was born on March 22, 1889 in New York City. Son of James Milliken and Nellie Mann (Carter) Speers.
Speers, William Ewing was born on March 22, 1889 in New York City. Son of James Milliken and Nellie Mann (Carter) Speers.
Graduate The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 1907. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1911.
Salesman James McCutcheon & Company, 1912-1913, assistant treasurer, 1914-1915, treasurer from 1915, vice president, 1925-1939, president, from 1939. Director Black, Starr, Gorham, New York.
Served as mayor, Montclair, New Jersey, 1936-1944. Served as Second lieutenant, Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I. Chairman National Board, Young Men’s Christian Association, 1931-1940. Member board freeholders, Essex Company, New Jersey, 1944-1950.
Trustee, vice chairman Regional Plan Association New York City Director Fifth Avenue Association, Uptown Retail Guild. Republican; Clubs: Princeton (New Jersey) Terrace (former.
Married Helen Barrett, August 17, 1922 (died December 1943).; married second, Doris B. Bailey, January 25, 1949. Children: William E., Helen B., Robert B.