William Wirt Winchester

William Wirt Winchester
Born	June 22, 1837 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	March 7, 1881 (aged 43) New Haven, Connecticut
Cause of death	Tuberculosis
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery
Nationality	American
Known for	Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Spouse(s)	Sarah Winchester
Children	Annie, died in infancy 1866
Parent(s)	Oliver Fisher Winchester, Jane Ellen Hope

William Wirt Winchester (June 22, 1837 – March 7, 1881) was the treasurer of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, a position he held until his death in 1881.

Family

He was born on June 22, 1837 to Oliver Fisher Winchester and Jane Ellen Hope in Baltimore, Maryland. His siblings include: Ann Rebecca Winchester (1835-1864) who married Charles B. Dye; and Hannah Jane Winchester who married Thomas Gray Bennett. William married Sarah Pardee on September 30, 1862. The couple had one child, Annie Pardee Winchester, born July 15, 1866, who died 9 days later from marasmus.^[1] William died in New Haven, Connecticut on March 7, 1881 of tuberculosis. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven. After his death, his wife Sarah Winchester went on to build the Winchester Mystery House.

Legacy

The William Wirt Winchester Hospital in West Haven, Connecticut was established in his honour by his wife for the treatment of tuberculosis. The hospital was later sold and became a Veteran's Administration Hospital. The Private Pavilion at Yale New Haven Hospital was then renamed in his honour.^[2]

Sources

• Oliver Fisher Winchester (genealogy) from www.TheWinchesters.net

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