William G. Mather

Mather was born in Cleveland, Ohio and attended Trinity College for his undergraduate and MA degrees.The company's flagship bulk freighter was named in his honor, and today serves as a maritime museum in Cleveland, Ohio.Mather is also known for the palatial estate, Gwinn, he built in Bratenahl, Ohio, a luxury suburb east of Cleveland.The estate's gardens were designed by Charles A. Platt, Ellen Biddle Shipman, and Warren H.[2] The gardens, named for Mather's mother Elizabeth Lucy Gwinn, include a mixture of formal and "wild" gardens and extensive statuary and fountains designed by significant sculptors including Paul Manship.
William G. Mather (disambiguation)Cleveland, OhioUnited StatesBratenahl, OhioLake View CemeteryTrinity CollegeCleveland-Cliffs Iron Companyflagshipbulk freightermaritime museumCharles A. PlattEllen Biddle ShipmanWarren H. ManningPaul ManshipGwinn, MichiganNational Register of Historic PlacesGwinn Model Town Historic DistrictForsyth TownshipMarquette County, MichiganSS William G. Mather (1905)SS. William G. Mather Maritime MuseumFind a Grave