Davenny, Wilson Imbrie, 1859-1917.

Wilson I. Davenny was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. In his career, he was newspaperman for the New York Tribune, field secretary for the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, a waterways lobby, and assistant adjutant general of the United Spanish War Veterans organization.

From the guide to the Wilson I. Davenny papers, 1889-1917, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)

Newspaperman, lobbyist for the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, and spokesman for the United Spanish War Veterans.

From the description of Wilson Imbrie Davenny papers, 1889-1917. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420326