BRYDGES, William H

1881 - 1957  (~ 76 years)

• Name	BRYDGES, William H
  Birth	Apr 1881	Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 May 1957	Lynchburg, Campbell County, VA
  Person ID	I15024	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	BRYDGES, Frederick William,   b. Apr 1852, New York d. 19 Apr 1932, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	HARKINS, Susan,   b. Sep 1851, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Sep 1941, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 90 years)
  Marriage	1873
  Family ID	F6748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MCINERNEY, Margaret L,   b. Mar 1881, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY d. 3 Jan 1972, Dunn Loring, Fairfax, County, VA (Age ~ 90 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1902
  Children	1. BRYDGES, Melva,   b. 15 Nov 1903, New York d. Oct 1996, Sanford, Seminole County, FL (Age 92 years)   2. BRYDGES, Earl W,   b. 25 May 1905, New York d. 30 Mar 1975, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 69 years)   3. BRYDGES, Vera E,   b. 7 Jun 1907, New York d. 5 Jan 1979, Lynchburg, Campbell County, VA (Age 71 years)   4. BRYDGES, James E,   b. 2 Oct 1913, New York d. Aug 1984, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, VA (Age 70 years)   5. BRYDGES, Betty E,   b. 23 Jul 1920, New York d. 28 Aug 1998, Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD (Age 78 years)   6. BRYDGES, Richard George,   b. 31 Dec 1921, Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY d. 2 Mar 2005, Virginia Beach, VA Beach City, VA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F6747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 5/7/1957 William H. Brydges, father of State Sen. Earl W. Brydges and a pioneer paper mill executive here and in the South, died suddenly at Lynchberg, Va., today (May 7, 1957) at the age of 76. Mr. Brydges retired as general manager from the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., Lynchburg, 10 years ago, but-continued_as a paper consultant and several days ago was in Chicago in connection with his work as a consultant. He also was president of the Big Island., Va., Bank. Born in Niagara Falls, he was a papermaker at the old Cliff and Pettibonc Paper Cos. here. He was general manager of the Defiance Paper Co. and the Niagara Wall Paper Co. in 1927 and he left for Lynchburg to operate the Bedford Pulp and Paper Co. Mr. Brydges was a past president and a member of the board »of trustees of the American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendent's Assn. In addition to Sen. Brydges. he is survived by his wife. Mrs. William Brydges, in Lynchburg, the former Margaret Mclnerney. this city; three daughters, Mrs. Harry Straus, Asheville. N. C , Mrs. Raymond J. Ryan, Wilson, and Mrs. Stuart Camden, Lynchburg; two other sons, Richard Brydges. Virginia Beach, Va., and James Brydges, Lynchburg; a sister, Mrs. Cora Murphy, this city; two brothers, Amos Brydges and Robert Brydges, this city, and 16 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been completed