Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-24
JERSEY MERCHANT
TO BE IRISH LORD

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-After inher-
iting sudden and great wealth and an
imposing title, Mr.. and Mrs. William
e. Waller. TO whom the coming issue
of Burke's 'Peerage, Baronetage and
Knightage" will refer as Sir William
Edgar Waller, Bart, and Lady Wal
Ter, have returned to their mooest
home and happy family in Ruther-
ford, n. ]. While the probate courts
Of England are adjudicating the terms
of the will of Sir Charles Waller,
Bart, bachelor, who died recently,
his nephew and heir, of Rutherford,
will complete his present arrange
ments to make the town OF Newport,
County Tipperary, Ireland, which he
now owns, as modern, clearly and
happy as any American city.
But the newly acquired estates IN
Counties temporary. Mayo, Limerick
and Cork, do not comprise Mr. Wal
ler's entire wealth. He is the owner
of a chain of successful department
stores in Rutherford Ridgewood,
Westwood. Madison, Closter and Has
brouck Heights a business he has
built from a small beginning to its
present importance. For many years
zens of Bergen county. New Jersey.
win Retain Citizenship.
When Sir Charles, his bachelor un-
Gle. died a few weeks ago. Mr. Waller
was notified by English solicitors that
he had succeeded to the title and
estate and asking his pleasure. II
was only when Mr.. Waller received
this word that he told his neighbors
that he was an English baronet
But, no matter" he assured them
Il am still a good American. and nc
matter what titles ] inherit ! will al
ways retain my American citizen
ship"
II was necessary for Mr. Waller ia
go to Ireland and England to ac-
quire title and with Mrs. Waller he
went there. remained several weeks
and they have just returned
Mr.. Waller. who has numerous
Kings. famous soldiers, statesmen and
poets in his ancestry, is not the least
bit assuming. He is a Woodworking
man, up early and going all the time
His accession to the title has not in
creased the size of his hatband At all
The title Of baronet that Mr.. Waller
now holds dates back to 1880. The
first baronet was Sir Robert Waller
who distinguished himself as a mem
Der Of Parliament Mr. Waller now
becomes the seventh haronet.
Although his title line is only IL;
years old the family records show
many titled branches very much
older-in fact. the family has roya
origin. General Sir William Waller
1597-166S. is an illustrous ancestor
Edmund Waller, the poet and states
man. 1605-S7, and John Hampden. th'
celebrated English statesman. 1894
1913. are found enrolled In the fam
ily's genealogical records.
Mr.. Waller has four children
son, Roland Edgar. who will be thu
eighth baronet, and who is a sopho
more at Cornell University Mis-
Dorothy. who was graduated from thu
Rutherford High School last June ant
will enter college this fall: Miss Mir
lam and Master Donald, both stu
dents I'm the Rutherford schools.
Mr.. Waller was born in Boston ant
his father in New York city
Mr.. Walled could not give oven al
approximate value of the estate. III
knows that a small portion of II wa
sold few years ago for S150,00G. III
knows that II is very valuable ant
produces a large revenue now Blu
his idea is TO develop it along moderl
business methods, give profitable en-
ployment to all his tenants and maxi
every acre as productive as II is beau
tiful.