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The Corresponence of James McNeil Whistler

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John Shiress Will, 1841 or 1842-1910

Nationality: British
Date of Birth: 1841 or 1842
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: 1910.05.24
Place of Death: Toxteth Park

Life:

A barrister, he was admitted to Trinity College in 1864, and as a bencher of the Middle Temple specialised on the South East circuit. He was elected Liberal MP for the Montrose Burghs from 1885 to 1895. He may have known JW in the mid-seventies, when his name appears in an address book (#12714).

Bibliography:

Who was who: a companion to Who's who, Vol. 1, 1897/1915, London, 1920-21.