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William George Sirrine

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Birth	:	30 Dec 1870
Death	:	11 Dec 1959
Burial	:	Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.8546982, -82.3949966
Plot	:	Section A
Inscription	:	Born Americus, GA. Died Greenville, SC
Description	:	- Kenneth H. Robison II, Sons of Spanish American War Veterans. William George Sirrine of Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, lawyer, since 1903 city attorney of Greenville, captain of Company B, Second South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, serving ten months in the United States and Cuba in 1898, was born at Americus, in Sumter county, Georgia, on the 30th of December, 1870. His father was George William Sirrine, a manufacturer of carriages and wagons, president and organizer of the Greenville Hospital association and of the Neblett free library, and commander of a camp of Confederate veterans,—a man of sterling character, unflagging patience and... Read More	- Kenneth H. Robison II, Sons of Spanish American War Veterans. William George Sirrine of Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, lawyer, since 1903 city attorney of Greenville, captain of Company B, Second South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, serving ten months in the United States and Cuba in 1898, was born at Americus, in Sumter county, Georgia, on the 30th of December, 1870. His father was George William Sirrine, a manufacturer of carriages and wagons, president and organizer of the Greenville Hospital association and of the Neblett free library, and commander of a camp of Confederate veterans,—a man of sterling character, unflagging patience and perseverance and great amiability. His family are of French descent and settled in New York state before the Revolution, the grandfather of William G. Sirrine having married a lady who was descended from early pioneers in New England. George W. Sirrine married Miss Sarah E. Rylander, whose family were from Georgia, where they had settled in the time of Oglethorpe. Mr. Sirrine writes with pride: "My ancestors have been quiet, intelligent and industrious people; so far as known, the family record on both sides does not contain the name of a dissolute or a criminal person." His early boyhood was passed in the little city of Greenville. He was especially interested as a boy in mechanical devices, and he found his greatest enjoyment in books, although he was fond of hunting and fishing. He was taught, while still a young boy, to "cut the wood, work in the garden, and be helpful in all ways to his mother about the home, as well as to work in the carriage factory conducted by his father." His taste for good literature was strong, even in boyhood; and he read many histories, the novels of Bulwer and of Scott, and "a little of everything within his reach, just to know what literature really is; but histories and biographies had the most important place in his reading." He was offered a thorough education by his parents; but, as he writes, "he would not study," and after two years at Furman university, and the University of South Carolina, he left the course in mechanical engineering without graduating, and began newspaper work. He had had two or three years' experience as a clerk in hardware stores before he went to college. The determination to write was strong within him, even in early boyhood. Beginning newspaper work as a reporter on the "Greenville News," in February, 1889, he went in May of that year to Philadelphia and served as reporter for several newspapers in that city until January, 1890, when he took a position with the New York "Evening Post," acting as reporter for that newspaper until February, 1894. Meanwhile, besides various special articles carefully worked up, he had written several stories; but, being determined to study the law, he laid aside his ambition to make a place for himself as a writer of fiction. He was admitted to the bar in South Carolina in May, 1895, and began the practice of his profession at Greenville in September. He organized Company B of the Second South Carolina infantry in June, 1898, and was elected captain of the company; and he served for ten months in the United States and Cuba. Returning to the practice of his profession in September, 1903, he was elected city attorney of Greenville, a position which he still holds in 1907. On the 9th of July, 1902, he married Miss Nana Louise MacLeod, daughter of Captain Duncan MacLeod, of Inverness, Scotland. He was a retired army officer and had moved to Virginia and thence to Asheville, North Carolina. Mr. Sirrine is a Mason and a member of the Elks, and has held office in each of these fraternities. He is also a member of the Sans Souci Country club, secretary of the Municipal league, and a member of the Greenville board of trade. In politics he is allied with the Democratic party. By religious conviction he is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. He describes himself as "fond of nature, arid especially of trees and mountain streams." While Mr. Sirrine has not yet reached the age at which older men are expected to give wise advice to younger men, he modestly says to the boys and young people of South Carolina who are hoping to attain true success in life: "Never do anything, however trivial, without remembering that in a sense the world is watching you and will judge you by that act. This will result in the habit of honorable and just conduct; and the sum of your acts is your whole character. Character is everything, and you can't lose it." -------------------------

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Family Members:

Parent

George W Sirrine

(1847 - 1927)

Sarah E Rylander Sirrine

(1848 - 1925)

Spouse

Mary Anna Louisa Maclachlan Macleod Sirrine

(1872 - 1951)

Siblings

Joseph Emory Sirrine

(1872 - 1947)

Edmond Rylander Sirrine

(1876 - 1879)

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