Warren, William Dwight, 1896-1959

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Attorney, president of the Buffalo Board of Education, and member of the executive board of the Buffalo Council of Social Agencies.

From the description of Buffalo Board of Education and Joint Charities and Community Fund talks, 1938-1952. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33841376

William D. Warren received three degrees from Cornell University: BS 1920, MS 1926, and Ph.D. 1930. He was born in Akron, NY, 1896, the son of Orson L. and Mary Frances Osborne Warren, and went to school in Elmira, NY. He served in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-19, as a 2nd Lt., 28th Inf. First Division. He was in the 2nd Battle of the Marne, Meuse Argonne Campaign, where he was wounded and received the Silver Star Award with Oak Leaf. He became a chemistry professor at East Central State Teachers College, Ada, OK., 1930-1944, and then the head of the Chemistry Department at Western College, Oxford, OH, a position he held until his death in 1959.

From the description of William D. Warren World War I letters, 1918-1919. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 73965896

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associatedWith Buffalo (N.Y.). Board of Education. corporateBody
associatedWith Hastings family. person
associatedWith Joint Charities and Community Fund (Buffalo, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith McQuade, Frances McGann. person
associatedWith Rinaldo, Dorothy Warren. person
associatedWith Tate family. person
associatedWith United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. corporateBody
associatedWith Warren family. person
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New York (State)--Buffalo
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Education
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Social service
World War, 1914-1918
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Birth 1896-07-09

Death 1959-09-29

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