City: Nashville
HARTS, William Wright, U. S. A. officer; born Springfield, Ill., August 29, 1866; Dutch-English descent; son of P. Wilde and Harriet (Bates) HARTS; father was a lawyer; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Epler) HARTS, maternal grandparents William P. and Anne (Wright) BATES; educated in public schools, Springfield, Ill., and Princeton (N. J.) University; graduated from U. S. Military Academy in 1889, and U. S. Engineer School of Application in 1892; married Martha Davis HALE, October 27, 1898; member Nashville Golf Club, Hermitage Club, Madison (Ct.) Country Club, Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C., Army and Navy Club, New York City, Sons of Revolution, American Society of Civil Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, Southern Engineering Association, Technical Society Pacific Coast, Loyal Legion, Military Service Institute; in United States Corps of Engineers and has received titles up to Major; member of Presbyterian Church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
