Background
Ellsworth, William Webster was born on October 30, 1855 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Oliver and Caroline Cleveland (Smith) Ellsworth.
Ellsworth, William Webster was born on October 30, 1855 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Oliver and Caroline Cleveland (Smith) Ellsworth.
Great Grandson of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth and of Noah Webster). Educated private schools, Boston.
Secretary the Century Company, publishers, New York City, 1881-1913, and president, 1913-1916. Retired. Lecturer on literary topics. Author: A Golden Age of Authors, 1919.
Creative Writing, 1929.
Home: New Hartford, Connecticut
Married Helen Yale Smith, June 4, 1878. Children: Lucy Morris (Mistress George M. Creevey), Bradford, Helen Adelaide (Mistress M. Creative Commons Van Loben Sels), Elizabeth (Mistress F. South. Gaucher, deceased).