William Cox Ralston

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The seven sons of Robert Ralston, the eminent Philadelphia merchant, all reached maturity, and, having inherited the mental vigor of their parents, became men of prominence within their several spheres of usefulness. William Cox Ralston, eldest of the seven, was born October 27, 1786, graduated from Princeton University in 1804, taking the degree of A. M. in 1807. He died unmarried September 18, 1811, thus abruptly terminating a career which gave every promise of proving a brilliant one.