Ridley Wills II
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William Ridley Wills II was an American author and historian, who authored 34 historical and biographical books as of 2024. He received the Tennessee History Book Award in 1991 for his first book, The
Wills in 2019
Jesse Ely Wills
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Jesse Ely Wills was an American businessman and poet. He was the chairman of the National Life and Accident Insurance Company and the author of four poetry collections. National Life was founded by hi
Ridley Wills II
…a home in Nashville called "Far Hills", which, after his death in 1949, became the permanent residence for the Governor of Tennessee. Wills' father, Jesse Ely Wills, graduated from Vanderbilt University, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1922. While a student there, Jesse Wills and his older cousin, William Ridley Wills (who had…
Jesse Ely Wills (newspaper article published in May, 1923)