William R. Weir Biography >From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago. Surnames: Weir, Davison. Prominent among Davenport's business men is William R. Weir, an insurance agent, who was born in Monticello, Iowa, February 14, 1870. In the preceding generation his family is of Canadian stock, both his father and mother having been born in Peterboro, Canada, where they were reared and married. The former was a stone mason and an expert in drilling artesian wells. He came to Iowa in pioneer days and located in Monticello. He died in 1886, but the mother is still living. William R. Weir was educated in the public schools of Monticello and upon looking over the various callings took up the insurance business, for which his soundness of judgment and ability to inspire confidence particularly fits him. In 1892 widening opportunity brought him to Davenport, and here he engaged in the fire insurance business, in which he has acquired a clientele of flattering proportions. He is the Iowa general agent for both the Maryland Casualty Company and the American Bonding Company. He is also a director of the Union Savings Bank and a leading spirit in the Commercial Club, having served as its president for one year and as director for three. This organization is of a semi-social nature. He has served six years as a member of the board of education and is now its president. In 1894 Mr. Weir was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Davison, a native of Davenport, her father being Abner Davison, well known in this city. Their home is brightened by the presence of two daughters, Mary D. and Annabel. That Mr. Weir enjoys unusual popularity among his fellows is no anomaly, since in every relation he is vigorous, whole-souled and magnetic. The confidence in which he is held by the large concerns which he represents is manifest in the fact that he has been entrusted with the jurisdiction of the entire state of Iowa. ~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann Assist. CC: Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm. for: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES