Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Monday, November 25, 1912, page 1
Wilmington, Del, Nov 24 - William Luke, aged 82, founder and first president of the twenty million dollar West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs Robert D Hopkins, Beachfield, Baltimore County, Maryland. He was stricken with heart trouble yesterday.
Twenty years ago, he and six sons organized the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company at Piedmont, W Va. This company also has mills at Davis W Va, and Covington, Va, and other places.
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The town of Luke (originally West Piedmont) in Allegany County, MD was named in his honor. - Contributor: (49952681)
Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Monday, November 25, 1912, page 1
Wilmington, Del, Nov 24 - William Luke, aged 82, founder and first president of the twenty million dollar West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs Robert D Hopkins, Beachfield, Baltimore County, Maryland. He was stricken with heart trouble yesterday.
Twenty years ago, he and six sons organized the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company at Piedmont, W Va. This company also has mills at Davis W Va, and Covington, Va, and other places.
Contributor: (48825891)
The town of Luke (originally West Piedmont) in Allegany County, MD was named in his honor. - Contributor: (49952681)
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