Obituary: New York Times 20 Jun 1929, Page 10;
Welding Ring Dead; A Leader in Shipping President of US and Australian Lines Strickern in 84th Year.
Welding Ring, who in 1917 was chairman of the United States Shipping Board's Chartering
Commission, died yesterday at his home, 1251 Dean street, Brooklyn, in his eight-fourth year. He is
survived by three daughters, Miss Julia F Ring, Mrs Katherine M Ward and Mrs Ida Ring Luzzatto.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow evening at the house.
Mr Ring was born in Cornwall, NY, of Revolutinary War stock. Throughout most of his life his
interests were in exporting and shipping, at his death he was president of the United States and
Australian lines, Vice president and Secretary of the Australian Steamship Company and Vice president of the Williamsburg Savings Bank. He was also a member of India House and the Circumnavigators' Club. He was Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's Executive Committee for four years and a trustee of the Methodist and Williamsburg Hospitals.
Mr Ring was eighteen when he came to New York to seek his fortune, obtaining employment in a retail glove store. He subsequently entered the flour and grain commission business and became a salesman on the old Corn Exchange. After business trips to many parts of the world, he entered the firm of Mailler and Quereau, of which he later became senior partner.
His wife, Mrs Ida Ring, died twenty years ago.
Welding Ring Dead; A Leader in Shipping President of US and Australian Lines Strickern in 84th Year.
Welding Ring, who in 1917 was chairman of the United States Shipping Board's Chartering
Commission, died yesterday at his home, 1251 Dean street, Brooklyn, in his eight-fourth year. He is
survived by three daughters, Miss Julia F Ring, Mrs Katherine M Ward and Mrs Ida Ring Luzzatto.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow evening at the house.
Mr Ring was born in Cornwall, NY, of Revolutinary War stock. Throughout most of his life his
interests were in exporting and shipping, at his death he was president of the United States and
Australian lines, Vice president and Secretary of the Australian Steamship Company and Vice president of the Williamsburg Savings Bank. He was also a member of India House and the Circumnavigators' Club. He was Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's Executive Committee for four years and a trustee of the Methodist and Williamsburg Hospitals.
Mr Ring was eighteen when he came to New York to seek his fortune, obtaining employment in a retail glove store. He subsequently entered the flour and grain commission business and became a salesman on the old Corn Exchange. After business trips to many parts of the world, he entered the firm of Mailler and Quereau, of which he later became senior partner.
His wife, Mrs Ida Ring, died twenty years ago.
Obituary: New York Times 20 Jun 1929, Page 10;
Welding Ring Dead; A Leader in Shipping President of US and Australian Lines Strickern in 84th Year.
Welding Ring, who in 1917 was chairman of the United States Shipping Board's Chartering
Commission, died yesterday at his home, 1251 Dean street, Brooklyn, in his eight-fourth year. He is
survived by three daughters, Miss Julia F Ring, Mrs Katherine M Ward and Mrs Ida Ring Luzzatto.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow evening at the house.
Mr Ring was born in Cornwall, NY, of Revolutinary War stock. Throughout most of his life his
interests were in exporting and shipping, at his death he was president of the United States and
Australian lines, Vice president and Secretary of the Australian Steamship Company and Vice president of the Williamsburg Savings Bank. He was also a member of India House and the Circumnavigators' Club. He was Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's Executive Committee for four years and a trustee of the Methodist and Williamsburg Hospitals.
Mr Ring was eighteen when he came to New York to seek his fortune, obtaining employment in a retail glove store. He subsequently entered the flour and grain commission business and became a salesman on the old Corn Exchange. After business trips to many parts of the world, he entered the firm of Mailler and Quereau, of which he later became senior partner.
His wife, Mrs Ida Ring, died twenty years ago.
Welding Ring Dead; A Leader in Shipping President of US and Australian Lines Strickern in 84th Year.
Welding Ring, who in 1917 was chairman of the United States Shipping Board's Chartering
Commission, died yesterday at his home, 1251 Dean street, Brooklyn, in his eight-fourth year. He is
survived by three daughters, Miss Julia F Ring, Mrs Katherine M Ward and Mrs Ida Ring Luzzatto.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow evening at the house.
Mr Ring was born in Cornwall, NY, of Revolutinary War stock. Throughout most of his life his
interests were in exporting and shipping, at his death he was president of the United States and
Australian lines, Vice president and Secretary of the Australian Steamship Company and Vice president of the Williamsburg Savings Bank. He was also a member of India House and the Circumnavigators' Club. He was Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's Executive Committee for four years and a trustee of the Methodist and Williamsburg Hospitals.
Mr Ring was eighteen when he came to New York to seek his fortune, obtaining employment in a retail glove store. He subsequently entered the flour and grain commission business and became a salesman on the old Corn Exchange. After business trips to many parts of the world, he entered the firm of Mailler and Quereau, of which he later became senior partner.
His wife, Mrs Ida Ring, died twenty years ago.
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