Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-08-24
William Bingham.

The sketch of the Hon. " lillian bingham
the proprietor OF the Bingham land, Ia
this state. which We publish below. j. iur-
ni-hcd IA rs a gentleman nf rruu,s anna.
now CONNECTED with the settlement ot The
estate. |, viii De read with interest hy
most of our readers, aud I'LL, gap want
Ell 10 make the article published the lo,h
int. on the Bingham lands complete. II
Will be- seen that Thu sketch va. written
sometime -ince ISIS. some of the person.
spoken OF having since died 81
William bingham was born la ri.,I.a.,
phia. on the ~th of March. i.A3 lie Wa
educated at the academy and college in
that city. On the s,ih oi November l.b>
h. received a diploma a. Bachelor If AM,
and. on the 18th OF June. l..i. diploma
A. Master OF Arts. In l.1s. Congress ai-
poiuied him Consul OF the United States
Tor the French IVES, India islands. resident
Ia Martinique. Ia the spring of l.s0 hc
returned To Philadelphia. and on the aGlh
Of October of that year he married Ann
willing. the eldest daughter OF Thomas
Wiling. 4 merchant ia that city. The.
marriage ceremony was performed by the
Rev. William White. Rector of Christ
Church and aiter~a ard the venerable Bi.h-
OF Of the Penn-y lvania diocese.
Mr.. Bingham was, for several YEAR.
meiuber OF the Legislature OF hi, native
state, and VA Speaker OF both Houses
the House OF Representatives and the SEN
ate. From the Attn Of March. 1915. 10 the
9Th of March. i>0l. he wa. a senator l.,
the Congress OF the United states and au
ardent IA porter oi the administration of
W aehingt"n. with whom he WAS on terms
OF great personal Intimacy.
Mr.. Bingham Wa an -nterpri>ing and
successful merchant; but he did not cor
nne hi, attention merely Ia mercantile pur-
suit, lie had valuable property ia the
city aud county OF Philadelphia aud large
landed estates in Maine. New York and
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Bingham died Oh the 9Th Of Febrtl-
airy. 1894. IN III. 5lst year OF h,- age. haS-
ing survived his wife. who died h, MAY
lsUl. His eiH. bearing date the Jl>t of
January, 1901. was duly proved aud hlcd
in the registers Office IN Philadelphia and
copic, OF II are upon the records oil some
OF the counties IN which the lands lie. lie
devised his estate TO live Trustees. for the
benefit of his son aud two daughters-hi,
only children. The Trustees were Ia, two
son--in-law. Alexander Barring (aitcrward
Lord AshbuUog) and Henry Barring. and
his t.Iree friends. Robert Gilmore OF Balti-
more. and Thomas Wayne Willing. and
Charles illing Hare. both OF Philadelphia
These Trustees are dead. and the estate il,
now represented BY five other Trustees
appointed Ia the manner prescribed in the
tcW They are Joseph Reed Idgersoll and
John Craig Miller. aud three OF Mr.. Blng-
hams grand>ons. wm. Bingham Barring
lLord Ashburton.) Francis Barring and
Henry Bingham Barring.
Lord Ashburton aud Francis Barring were
born in Philadelphia. They are both in
the Parliament oil Great Briiain-the form
er in the House of Lords. the latter in the
House of Commons. Mr.. Iugersoll Was.
for several years. the Representative OF
Philadelphia in Congress. and last summer
the President OF the United States appoint
ed him Minister To England. The other
gentlemen. uoIn time To time connected
with the trusl. were held in high estiIu alton
in the communities in which they lived !;
and no person in Philadelphia has a better
| reputation than Mr.. Miller. Such are the
persons who have represented. and do
represent. the large Interests of the Bing-
ham estate. "a well ia PENNSYLVANIA a
elsewhere.
The daughters of Mr.. Bingham are dead
One died Oh the 5th Of December. ls4S !;
the other on the 9Th Of March following
The son. William Bingham. born in Phila-
DELPHI a, on the 10Th Of December. 1900. is
living In Paris. w.B.C.