Background
II, William Ridley Wills, was born on June 19, 1934 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Jesse Ely and Ellen (Buckner) W.
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Jessie and Ridley, They Made a Difference
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Old Enough to Die
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Old Enough to Die is a fascinating historical account of a southern family -- their lives, their devotion to the South, and their conviction that what they were doing was right. The dramatic story of the Bostick family is told through private letters from the family of Irene Jackson Wills, wife of the author. Originally transcribed in 1966, the letters deal with the Bosticks' personal reactions to the war itself and to the events surrounding Civil War America.
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- The History of Montgomery Bell Academy Gentleman, Scholar, Athlete
- The History of Belle Meade: Mansion, Plantation, & Stud (Winner of the Tennessee History Book Award. During the la...)
William Ridley Wills, II
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William Ridley Wills, II, American insurance company executive, historian. Recipient awards Young Men’s Christian Association, 1977, 1983, United Way De Tocqueville award, 1989, Tennessee History Book award Tennessee Library. Association and Tennessee History Commission, 1991, Distinguished Alumnus award Montgomery Bell Academy, 1996, H.G. Hill award Young Men’s Christian Association of Middle Tennessee, 2003.
Education
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1956.
Career
Agent, staff manager, National Life & Accident Insurance Company, Nashville, 1958-1962; supervisor, National Life & Accident Insurance Company, Nashville, 1962-1964; assistant secretary, National Life & Accident Insurance Company, Nashville, 1964-1967; assistant vice president, National Life & Accident Insurance Company, Nashville, 1967-1970; 2d vice president, National Life & Accident Insurance Company, Nashville, 1970-1975; vice president, National Life & Accident Insurance Company, Nashville, 1975-1981; senior vice president, National Life & Accident Insurance Company, Nashville, 1981-1983; senior vice president, American General Services Company, 1982-1983; director, National Life & Accident Insurance Company, Nashville, 1976-1983; president, Tennessee History Society, 1985-1987; board directors, National Trust for History Preservation, 1988-1991.
Achievements
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Old Enough to Die
(Old Enough to Die is a fascinating historical account of ...)
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The History of Belle Meade: Mansion, Plantation, & Stud
(Winner of the Tennessee History Book Award. During the l...)
- Jessie and Ridley, They Made a Difference
- The History of Montgomery Bell Academy Gentleman, Scholar, Athlete
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Old Enough to Die
Membership
National chairman Living Endowment Drive Vanderbilt University, 1974. President Cumberland Museum and Science Center, Nashville, 1977. General chairman campaign United Way, 1978.
President Young Men’s Christian Association of Metropolitan Nashville, 1984. Trustee Ladies Hermitage Association, 1981—1990. Member Tennessee History Commission.
Chairman Young Men’s Christian Association Foundation Middle Tennessee, 1998—1999. Chairman board Montgomery Bell Academy, 1988—1997, general chairman $43 million capital campaign, 1999—2000. Member advisory board Public Library.
Nashville and Davidson County, 2002—2008. Trustee Tennessee History Society, since 2007. President Monteagle Sundy School Assembly, 2002—2004.
Board directors Vanderbilt University, since 1988. Fellow Life Office Management Association. Member Association Preservation Tennessee Antiquities (president Nashville chapter 1987-1989), Belle Meade Country Club, Coffee House Club, Round Table Literary Club.
Connections
Married Irene Weaver Jackson, July 21, 1962. Children: William Ridley III, Morgan Jackson, Thomas Weaver.
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Presbyterian
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Recipient awards Young Men’s Christian Association, 1977, 1983, United Way De Tocqueville award, 1989, Tennessee History Book award Tennessee Library. Association and Tennessee History Commission, 1991, Distinguished Alumnus award Montgomery Bell Academy, 1996, H.G. Hill award Young Men’s Christian Association of Middle Tennessee, 2003.Recipient awards Young Men’s Christian Association, 1977, 1983, United Way De Tocqueville award, 1989, Tennessee History Book award Tennessee Library. Association and Tennessee History Commission, 1991, Distinguished Alumnus award Montgomery Bell Academy, 1996, H.G. Hill award Young Men’s Christian Association of Middle Tennessee, 2003.