William Day Wills
William Day Wills | |
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| Born | 6 June 1797 Bristol, England |
| Died | 13 May 1865 (aged 67) St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England |
| Resting place | Arnos Vale Cemetery |
| Occupation | Tobacco merchant |
| Known for | Co-founder of W.D. & H.O. Wills |
| Children | William Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke |
| Father | Henry Overton Wills I |
| Relatives | Henry Overton Wills II (brother) |
William Day Wills (6 June 1797 – 13 May 1865) of 2 Portland Square, Bristol, England, was a tobacco merchant who in 1830 together with his younger brother Henry Overton Wills II took over W.D. & H.O. Wills, a company which (building on the successful tobacco business established by their father) by the late 1800s had become Britain's largest importer of tobacco and manufacturer of tobacco products.