William Whittingham Battie

Biography

Born in 1865, William Whittingham Battie came of age during a time of transformation in the nation, and he carried himself with quiet steadiness through the closing years of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th.

He is remembered by those who visit Green-Wood Cemetery for the warmth he brought to family and friends and for the calm presence he offered as the world around him evolved.