William Howe Guion
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William Howe Guion I (1817-1884) headed the Williams and Guion Black Star Line.[1]
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[edit] Biography
He was the son of John Guion and Maria Howe of Westchester County, New York.
William married and had a son: William Howe Guion II (c1830-1886).[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Failure Of W.H. Guion". New York Times. January 20, 1884. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40617F83D5E1A738DDDA90A94D9405B8484F0D3. Retrieved 2011-12-16. "Mr. William H. Guion, who has been, since the death of Mr. John S. Williams in 1876, at the head of the firm of Williams Guion, agents of the Guion line of European steamers in this City, yesterday made an assignment without preferences to Avery T. Brown, a lawyer at No. 63 Wall-street. ..."
- ^ "Death of W.H. Guion, Jr.". New York Times. January 9, 1886. "By the death of Mr. W.H. Guion, Jr., on Thursday night, the firm of Guion Company, of New York, the successors of the old house of Williams Guion, will terminate."
[edit] Further reading
- Washington Post; November 14, 1889; How Mr. Guion met the ex-President on a Notable Occasion. Mr. William H. Guion; of New York, the head of the Guion Steamship Company, is at the Arlington. He is now in the seventies, but vigorous and bright. He was one of the escort which brought the remains of General Grant from Mount McGregor to New York.
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