Mazÿck, William Gaillard 1846-1942

Businessman of Charleston, S.C.; served as Confederate Quatermaster and Adjutant, 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Volunteers, during Civil War; in railway service for twenty-eight years, from apprentice in machine shop to treasurer; also served as secretary and vice-president, Equitable Fire Insurance Company; vice-president, Huguenot Society of S.C.; and as librarian, Charleston Library Society.

Honorary curator of conchology, Charleston Museum; owner of the largest private collection of land and sea shells; son of Alexander Harris Mazyck and Emma Anna Gaillard Mazyck; husband of Henrietta Vallee Ronan; also known as W.G. Mazyck, Senior.

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