Author, Lawyer, Editor in Boston. Admitted to the Bar, 1871. Founded and Edited the Philadelphia Evening Express. On the editorial staff of the Philadelphia Press, 1877-1888; The Evening News, 1881-1884.
Son of Edwin Henry Nevin and Ruth Channing Little.
Education - Franklin College, Ohio, abt. 1869
Religion - Congregationalist. Senior Deacon of the Congregational Church of Edgartown, MA.
Husband of Anna Josepha Shiverick; married October 26, 1881. Anna was the daughter of Dr. Clement and Mary Shiverick of Edgartown, MA.
William and Anna were the parents of -
Clement Channing Nevin, b. July 26, 1882, Philadelphia, PA
William Shiverick Nevin, b. September 10, 1884, Philadelphia, PA
William was the author of -
History of All Religions
Life of Rev. Albert Barnes, D.D.
The Blue Ray of Sunlight
A Slight Misunderstanding
A Wild Goose Chase
In the Nick of Time
Joshua Whitcomb's Tribulations
A Summer School Adventure
Is There A Real Danger?
The Norseman - a poem
A Legend of Katama Bay - a poem
Martha's Vineyard - a poem
He was a member of the Royal Society of Arts; Authors Club of London;Society American Authors; Western Society of Boston; National Geographic Society; American Society for Advancement of Science; American Peace Society.
William and Anna lived in Philadelphia from about 1871 till 1897, and then moved to Edgartown, MA about 1898. William then served as the Chairman of School Committee, Town Treasurer, Selectman Pres. Village Improvement Society. The Clerk of the Supreme Court of Duke County, 1911.
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Author, Lawyer, Editor in Boston. Admitted to the Bar, 1871. Founded and Edited the Philadelphia Evening Express. On the editorial staff of the Philadelphia Press, 1877-1888; The Evening News, 1881-1884.
Son of Edwin Henry Nevin and Ruth Channing Little.
Education - Franklin College, Ohio, abt. 1869
Religion - Congregationalist. Senior Deacon of the Congregational Church of Edgartown, MA.
Husband of Anna Josepha Shiverick; married October 26, 1881. Anna was the daughter of Dr. Clement and Mary Shiverick of Edgartown, MA.
William and Anna were the parents of -
Clement Channing Nevin, b. July 26, 1882, Philadelphia, PA
William Shiverick Nevin, b. September 10, 1884, Philadelphia, PA
William was the author of -
History of All Religions
Life of Rev. Albert Barnes, D.D.
The Blue Ray of Sunlight
A Slight Misunderstanding
A Wild Goose Chase
In the Nick of Time
Joshua Whitcomb's Tribulations
A Summer School Adventure
Is There A Real Danger?
The Norseman - a poem
A Legend of Katama Bay - a poem
Martha's Vineyard - a poem
He was a member of the Royal Society of Arts; Authors Club of London;Society American Authors; Western Society of Boston; National Geographic Society; American Society for Advancement of Science; American Peace Society.
William and Anna lived in Philadelphia from about 1871 till 1897, and then moved to Edgartown, MA about 1898. William then served as the Chairman of School Committee, Town Treasurer, Selectman Pres. Village Improvement Society. The Clerk of the Supreme Court of Duke County, 1911.
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