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William Cathcart Arthur

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William Cathcart Arthur

Birth
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Death
15 Jan 1885 (aged 70)
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
VV-11
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William Cathcart Arthur, son of Hugh and Margaret (Cathcart) Arthur, was a native of Baltimore, Maryland. By occupation he was a master mechanic, and for many years served as superintendent of street car lines in his native city. He took an active part in the advancement of education, and for many years served in the capacity of commissioner of public schools. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, in the work of which he always evinced a deep interest, and a Republican in politics. He married Mary Jane Long, daughter of James and Hanna (Buchanan) Long, of Scotch-Irish stock, coming from east of the mountains early in the eighteenth century.

From A CENTURY AND A HALF OF PITTSBURG AND HER PEOPLE, Volume III, Published 1908, page 147

suggested by: SArgyle
William Cathcart Arthur, son of Hugh and Margaret (Cathcart) Arthur, was a native of Baltimore, Maryland. By occupation he was a master mechanic, and for many years served as superintendent of street car lines in his native city. He took an active part in the advancement of education, and for many years served in the capacity of commissioner of public schools. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, in the work of which he always evinced a deep interest, and a Republican in politics. He married Mary Jane Long, daughter of James and Hanna (Buchanan) Long, of Scotch-Irish stock, coming from east of the mountains early in the eighteenth century.

From A CENTURY AND A HALF OF PITTSBURG AND HER PEOPLE, Volume III, Published 1908, page 147

suggested by: SArgyle


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