Saunders, William

Title

Saunders, William

Relation

Father of Louise Saunders Perkins

Cornish Dates

1913

Cornish Residence(s)

Clara Davidge Taylor's Cottage

Birth

1 Nov 1856
Columbus, Georgia

Death

25 Jun 1931
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands

Non-Cornish Residence

Plainfield, New Jersey

Spouse

Bertha Gaston
Married 1886

Relations

Bertha Gaston Perkins (wife)
Louise Saunders Perkins (daughter)
Jean Saunders (daughter)

Profession

Engineer

Location Studied

University of Pennsylvania

Notes

President, Ingersoll Rand
First president, New Jersey Men's League for Women's Suffrage

Citation

“Saunders, William,” The Cornish Colony Compendium, accessed October 10, 2026, https://cornishcolony.org/items/show/341.