Frank Bestow Wiborg
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Frank Bestow Wiborg of Cincinnati with Levi Addison Ault
created Ault & Wiborg Co., the ink manufacturer.
to pay his way through school.
He married Adeline Moulton Sherman (1859-1917), the daughter of Hoyt Sherman
in 1882. Together they had three daughters: Mary Hoyt Wiborg
, Sara Sherman Wiborg, and Olga Wiborg (1890-1937). Olga Wiborg married Sidney Webster Fish, the son of Stuyvesant Fish
on September 18, 1915 in St. Luke's Episcopal Church
in Easthampton, New York
. On December 30, 1915 Sara married Gerald Murphy. He was later the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
He died of pneumonia
at his home at 756 Park Avenue in New York City
on May 12, 1930.
Levi Addison Ault
Levi Addison Ault was a Canadian-born businessman and bureaucrat whose career was closely associated with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he earned the nickname "Father of Cincinnati's parks".-Biography:...
created Ault & Wiborg Co., the ink manufacturer.
Biography
He was born on April 30, 1855 to Henry Paulinus Wiborg, a Norwegian immigrant, and Susan Isidora Bestow. He attended the Chickering Institute, and graduated in 1874. He worked for Levi Addison AultLevi Addison Ault
Levi Addison Ault was a Canadian-born businessman and bureaucrat whose career was closely associated with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he earned the nickname "Father of Cincinnati's parks".-Biography:...
to pay his way through school.
He married Adeline Moulton Sherman (1859-1917), the daughter of Hoyt Sherman
Hoyt Sherman
Major Hoyt Sherman , a member of the prominent Sherman family, was an American banker.-Biography:Hoyt Sherman was born in Lancaster, Ohio, the son of Charles R. Sherman, Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court...
in 1882. Together they had three daughters: Mary Hoyt Wiborg
Mary Hoyt Wiborg
Mary Hoyt Wiborg was a New York City socialite. She wrote the play Taboo in 1922 that starred Paul Robeson.-Biography:...
, Sara Sherman Wiborg, and Olga Wiborg (1890-1937). Olga Wiborg married Sidney Webster Fish, the son of Stuyvesant Fish
Stuyvesant Fish
Stuyvesant Fish was president of the Illinois Central Railroad.Fish was born in New York City, the son of Hamilton Fish and his wife Julia Ursin Niemcewicz, née Kean. A graduate of Columbia College, he was later an executive of the Illinois Central Railroad, and as its president from 1887 to 1906...
on September 18, 1915 in St. Luke's Episcopal Church
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
St. Luke's Episcopal Church or Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church may refer to:in the United States* St. Luke's Episcopal Church , formerly located in Browns, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Dallas County, Alabama* St...
in Easthampton, New York
East Hampton (town), New York
The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York...
. On December 30, 1915 Sara married Gerald Murphy. He was later the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
He died of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
at his home at 756 Park Avenue in New York City
New York City
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on May 12, 1930.
Writings
- A Commercial Traveller in South America
- The Travels of an Unofficial Attaché. Privately printed, 1904.
- Printing Ink: A History with a Treatise on Modern Methods of Manufacture and Use. New York and London: Harper, 1926.
Archive
- Frank Wiborg's diaries can be found in the Gerald and Sara Murphy Papers, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript LibraryBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript LibraryYale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library was a 1963 gift of the Beinecke family. The building was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft of the firm of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, and is the largest building in the world reserved exclusively for the preservation of rare books...
, Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
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