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(1862-1945) Historian. William T. Davis was born in the New Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, and lived in Staten Island his entire life. His books were about the history and natural geography of Staten Island.

Full Name

William T Davis

Locations

Richmond

Author's Timeline

1862

BIRTH

William Thompson Davis was born in the New Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, in 1862.

1892

LITWORK

Days Afield On Staten Island
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences.

Nonfiction.

1925

LITWORK

Legends, Stories And Folklore of Old Staten Island: Part 1, The North Shore
New York : Staten Island Historical Society.

Nonfiction written with Charles Gilbert Hine.

1925

LITWORK

Church Of Saint Andrew, Richmond, Staten Island: Its History, Vital Records And Gravestone Inscriptions
Staten Island Historical Society.

Nonfiction written with Charles W. Leng and Royden Woodward Vosburgh.

1926

LITWORK

The Conference Or Billopp House, Staten Island
Staten Island: Staten Island Historical Society.

Nonfiction.

1930

LITWORK

Staten Island And Its People: A History 1609-1929
New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc.

Nonfiction, coauthored with Charles W. Leng. Five volumes.

1945

DEATH

William T. Davis died in 1945.

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