Background
Washington, William Lanier was born on March 30, 1865 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of Major James Barroll and Jane Bretney (Lanier) Washington.
Washington, William Lanier was born on March 30, 1865 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of Major James Barroll and Jane Bretney (Lanier) Washington.
Descendant of two brothers of General George Washington—(1) Augustine Washington, whose only son, Colonel William Augustine Washington, married his first counsin, Jane Washington, the eldest child of (2) Colonel John Augustine Washington. Educated Burlington College and University of Pittsburgh.
John Augustine Washington. Educated Burlington College and University of Pittsburgh. Married May Bruce Brennan, June 6, 1906.
Married 3d, Augusta A. Koblank, New New York In railway business, 1886-1890.
President Laurel Land Company, Pittsburgh, 1891-1899. President and general manager Elliott-Washington Steel Company, 1893-1898.
Chairman and managing director Pittsburgh Sheet Steel Manufacturing Company, 1898-1901. President United Oil Cloth Company, Trenton, New Jersey, 1905-1906.
Director Tokstad-Burger Company, 1912-1919, et cetera
Settled in New York City, 1899. Chief of administration and secretary general 1st Aviation Corps, Provisional Volumes, United States of America, 1913-1917.
Member Board of Governors Sulgrave Institution. Member Society of the Cincinnati (hereditary representative of General Washington).
Married May Bruce Brennan, June 6, 1906.