Background
Nichols, William Wallace was born on November 17, 1860 in New York City. Son of Edward Erastus and Anna Maria (MacAuley) Nichols.
Nichols, William Wallace was born on November 17, 1860 in New York City. Son of Edward Erastus and Anna Maria (MacAuley) Nichols.
Student Colorado College. Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale, 1884, Mechanical Engineering, 1886.
By 1st marriage). With motive power department C.,C.,C.&Saint Louis Railway, 1885-1886. With C.,B.&Q. Railway as engineer of tests. assistant master, mechanic and superintendent telegraph, 1886-1890. Superintendent Chicago Telephone Сompany, 1890-1893.
Instructor, mechanic engineering, Yale, 1894-1900.
Works manager Baltimore Copper Works, 1900-1904. With Allis-Chalmers Company as vice president, 1904-1913, became assistant to president, 1913.
Served as chairman American Industrial Commn, to France. 1916; Member Inter-American High Commission, National Industrial Conference Board, American Engineering Standards Committee, American Iron & Steel Institute, American Society Mechanics Engineers, Academy Political Science, American Manufacturers Export Association (ex-president), Mexican Chamber of Commerce in the United States (honorary vice-president, director), Electrical
Manufacturers,’.
Clubs: Machinery, Engineers’, Scarsdale Golf.
Married second, Mary Emily Miller, June 26, 1912.