); Spinks, Wm. A. (professional name as used in some media); Spinks, W. A. (professional name as used in some media); Spinks, Billy (professional name as used in some media)
|SHORT DESCRIPTION = Carom billiards player; independent inventor; oil company investor and director; farm operator and horticulturist
|DATE OF BIRTH     = July 11, 1865
|PLACE OF BIRTH    = San Jose, California
|DATE OF DEATH     = January 15, 1933
|PLACE OF DEATH    = Monrovia, California
}}

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