William Weightman III explained
| William Weightman III |
| Birth Name: | William Walker Weightman |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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William Walker Weightman (February 4, 1895 – June 13, 1965), who styled himself as William Weightman III, was an American bigamist who was the great-grandson of tycoon William Weightman, one of the richest men in American history. Weightman's arrest, conviction, and subsequent suicide attempt were the subject of considerable attention.
When William Weightman died in 1904 leaving a $30 million estate, his heirs launched a legal battle over who would inherit it. Weightman III eventually received $750,000 . He was occasionally a racing driver.
In 1925, he was convicted of bigamy and sentenced to two years in prison.[1] On July 10, 1926, he was sent back to Auburn Prison by a grand jury in Vineland, New Jersey.[2]
When his second wife left him, Weightman attempted to commit suicide with a pistol on November 10, 1926.[3]
Notes and References
- News: Grandson of Chemical Founder Sentenced for Bigamy . William Weightman was today sentenced by County Judge Benjamin Baker to two years in Auburn Prison on a conviction of bigamy. Weightman, is the grandson of William Weightman, founder of the chemical firm of the Powers, Weightman, Rosengarten Company, whose death left an estate of $30,000,000, his grandson, William Weightman, inheriting $750,000. . . January 31, 1925 . 2010-10-20 .
- News: Weightman Returns To Auburn Prison; Philadelphian Will Surrender for Violating Parole. Held for Grand Jury at Vineland, N.J. . William Weightman 3d, the three times married and once divorced member of a wealthy Philadelphia family, was on his way to Auburn Prison today to surrender as a violator of his parole. . . July 10, 1926 . 2010-10-20 .
- News: Weightman, Bigamist, Tries To Kill Himself. Uses Pistol in His New Jersey Home When Woman Leaves. Had Four Wives. . William Weightman 3d, 36 years old, great-grandson of one of the founders of the Powers-Weightman-Rosengarten Company, chemical dealers, of Philadelphia, who left an estate valued at $50,000,000, tried to commit suicide here today by shooting himself because his second wife by a bigamous marriage had left him.. . November 10, 1926 . 2010-10-20 .
