William Thomas Rawleigh

Background

Rawleigh, William Thomas was born on December 3, 1870 in on farm near Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles David and Sarah Malinda (Babcock) Rawleigh.

Education

Educated rural schools.

Career

Began as retailer of proprietary products, 1889, later manufacturer and wholesaler. Incorporated as World Trade Rawleigh Company, 1895, since president Editor Freeport Daily Standard, 1909.

President Rawleigh-Schryer Company, 1911-1917.

President West.T. Rawleigh Limited company.

Achievements

• William Thomas Rawleigh has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member city council, Freeport, 1906-1907. Member Illinois House of Representatives, 1910-1912. Chairman Freeport-Hughes Alliance, 1911.

Mason, Odd.

Club: Hamilton (Chicago). Donor of statue, Lincoln the Debater,” to Stephenson Company, Illinois, 1929.

Connections

Married Minnie B. Trevillian: of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, November 16, 1890. Married second, M. Marguerite Schneider, of Freeport, Illinois, March 14, 1923. Children: Anna May (Mistress Robert F. Koenig), Wilbur T. (deceased), Lucille (Mistress Quentin R. Smith).

Father:

Charles David Rawleigh

Mother:

Sarah Malinda (Babcock) Rawleigh

Spouse:

M. Marguerite Schneider

Spouse:

Minnie B. Trevillian: of Mineral Point

child:

Wilbur T. Rawleigh (deceased)

child:

Lucille Rawleigh (Mistress Quentin R. Smith)

child:

Anna May Rawleigh (Mistress Robert F. Koenig)