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== Accomplishments ==
== Accomplishments ==
Served in the 22nd Connecticut Infantry during the Civil War. Some of his letters can be seen at the [http://chs.org/finding_aides/kcwmp/exams/GwillimR.html Civil War Manuscripts Project]. Ellen Buckman wrote me that he was pallbearer for Ulysses S. Grant at both of his services.
* Served in the 22nd Connecticut Infantry during the Civil War. Some of his letters can be seen at the [http://chs.org/finding_aides/kcwmp/exams/GwillimR.html Civil War Manuscripts Project]. Ellen Buckman wrote me that he was pallbearer for Ulysses S. Grant at both of his services.
* The New York Times of January 24, 1879 reported that one R.B. Gwillim had been elected to the executive committee of the New York Wesleyan University Club. The edition of December 20, 1884 reported that he had been chosen as treasurer.


== Health ==
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== Faith ==
== Faith ==

Revision as of 04:31, 3 February 2015


Born: Reese Barker Gwillim

November 29, 1838
Llandisliva, Wales

Died: June 8, 1905

New York City

Spouse: Kate H. Gwillim

Parents: William Gwillim and Elizabeth Griffiths Gwillim

Siblings: Matilda Mary Gwillim, Pryce Griffiths Gwillim, Annie Gwillim Griswold, Robert Gwillim, Elizabeth Gwillim Buck, Emmeline Marston Gwillim Kellogg, Thomas Ingraham Gwillim, Caroline Eliza Gwillim

Early Life

Education

Career

  • Lawyer, Brooklyn, NY

Accomplishments

  • Served in the 22nd Connecticut Infantry during the Civil War. Some of his letters can be seen at the Civil War Manuscripts Project. Ellen Buckman wrote me that he was pallbearer for Ulysses S. Grant at both of his services.
  • The New York Times of January 24, 1879 reported that one R.B. Gwillim had been elected to the executive committee of the New York Wesleyan University Club. The edition of December 20, 1884 reported that he had been chosen as treasurer.

Health

Faith