page_title: William Weightman III
hierarchical_section_title: William Weightman III
caption_attribution_description: English: Bain News Service, publisher. William Weightman III and Bride [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915] 1 negative&#160;: glass&#160;; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Notes: Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Format: Glass negatives. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.13961 Call Number: LC-B2- 2799-1
context_page_description: William Walker Weightman III was an American bigamist who was the grandson of tycoon William Weightman, one of the richest men in American history. Weightman's arrest, conviction and subsequent suicide attempt were the subject of considerable attention.
  When William Weightman died in 1904 leaving a $30 million estate, his heirs launched a legal battle over who would inherit it. Weightman III eventually received $750,000.
  In 1925, he was convicted of bigamy and sentenced to two years in prison.
  On July 10, 1926, he was sent back to Auburn Prison by a grand jury in Vineland, New Jersey. When his second wife left him he tried to commit suicide with a pistol on November 10, 1926.
context_section_description: William Walker Weightman III (February 4, 1895 – June 13, 1965) was an American bigamist who was the grandson of tycoon William Weightman, one of the richest men in American history. Weightman's arrest, conviction and subsequent suicide attempt were the subject of considerable attention.
  When William Weightman died in 1904 leaving a $30 million estate, his heirs launched a legal battle over who would inherit it. Weightman III eventually received $750,000 (equivalent to $21,342,000 in 2019).
  In 1925, he was convicted of bigamy and sentenced to two years in prison. 
  On July 10, 1926, he was sent back to Auburn Prison by a grand jury in Vineland, New Jersey. When his second wife left him he tried to commit suicide with a pistol on November 10, 1926.
caption: Weightman, c. 1913
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