Lash, William Alexander, 1845-1908

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Dr. William Alexander Lash (1845-1908) was president of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad, with offices at Greensboro, N.C., and owner of a farm at Walnut Cove, Stokes County, N.C.

He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, practiced in Walnut Cove, N.C. for a time before taking over his father's mercantile business in Walnut Cove, N.C.

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creatorOf William A. Lash Papers, 1890-1899, (bulk 1892-1893) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
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associatedWith Bank of Fayetteville (N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Bank of New Hanover. corporateBody
associatedWith Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Davis, J. W. person
associatedWith Gray, R. T. (Robert Terelius), 1848-1912. person
associatedWith Holt, Thomas M. (Thomas Michael), 1831-1896. person
associatedWith Morehead, James Turner, 1840-1908. person
associatedWith Murchison & Co. (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith North State Improvement Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Withers, W. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Greensboro NC US
Walnut Cove NC US
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Farm life
Farm management
Railroad companies
Railroads
Railroads
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Physicians
Railroad executive
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Birth 1845-06-07

Death 1908-08-02

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