| 词条 | Henry Overton Wills III |
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Henry Overton Wills III (22 December 1828 – 4 September 1911) was an English businessman and benefactor. He became the first Chancellor of the University of Bristol. LifeWills entered the family firm of W. D. & H. O. Wills in 1846, but retired from active association with the business in 1880, due to poor health. When the formation of Imperial Tobacco greatly increased the family’s wealth, they began to contribute significant amounts of money to local causes.[1] The most significant of these was announced by his son, Sir George Alfred Wills Bt. in 1908, when he read a letter from his father promising £100,000 (around £10 million in today's money) to fund the charter of a university for Bristol if it were obtained within two years. With the charter and further funding quickly obtained, the University of Bristol was founded in 1909 with Henry as its first Chancellor.[2] When he died in 1911, his estate was valued at £5,214,821, around £520 million in today's money. Residence - Kelston Knoll, Nr.Bath, Somerset. LegacyThe Wills Memorial Building, one of the landmark buildings of Bristol University, was named in Henry's honour by his sons George and Harry.[3][4][5][6] One of the Wills' family homes, Downside House in Bristol, is now a hall of residence known as Wills Hall for the university.[7] FamilyHe was the eldest son of Henry Overton Wills II & Isabella Board, and cousin of William Henry Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke, first Chairman of Imperial Tobacco. He was also a brother of Sir Edward Payson Wills Bt, Sir Frederick Wills Bt, & half brother of Sir Frank William Wills Kt. His two other sons involved in the Wills tobacco business were, Henry Herbert Wills, and Walter Melville Wills. He was also an uncle of Gilbert Wills, 1st Baron Dulverton, & Sir Ernest Salter Wills, 3rd Baronet of Hazelwood. References1. ^{{cite web|title=Henry Overton Wills III 1828 - 1911 |url=http://www.davenapier.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/wills/how3.htm |publisher=The Wills Family |accessdate=14 November 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115433/http://www.davenapier.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/wills/how3.htm |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df= }} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Sculpture of Henry Overton Wills III by Edwin Whitney-Smith|url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/centenary/look/cabinet/bronze-wills.html|publisher=University of Bristol|accessdate=14 November 2015}} 3. ^Bristol University | The University | The Wills Memorial Building {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010052251/http://www.bris.ac.uk/university/gallery/places/wmb.html |date=2007-10-10 }} 4. ^http://www.about-bristol.co.uk/lnd-03.asp 5. ^Building – 686 – Wills Memorial Tower – Bristol 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2006/875.html|title=Bristol University|work=Wills Tower set for new glory|accessdate=23 June 2007}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Wills Hall Guide |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/wills-hall/migrated/documents/hall-guide.pdf |publisher=University of Bristol |accessdate=14 November 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031537/http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/wills-hall/migrated/documents/hall-guide.pdf |archivedate=17 November 2015 |df= }} External links
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