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Secretary to railroad businessmen and later became head of a big department for one of the railways, was president of The [[Society of American Magicians]] in 1909. | | image = | ||
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[[William A. Ransom]] ( c. 1860 - 1941), an Executive Secretary to railroad businessmen and later became head of a big department for one of the railways, was president of The [[Society of American Magicians]] in 1909.<ref>Cover [[Sphinx]], July 1909</ref> | |||
Known as "Bill" to his friends, Ransom began his interest in magic when, as a small boy, he saw a performance by [[Signor Blitz]]. He never gave professional performances but did helped many professional magicians improve their apparatus mechanically. | Known as "Bill" to his friends, Ransom began his interest in magic when, as a small boy, he saw a performance by [[Signor Blitz]]. He never gave professional performances but did helped many professional magicians improve their apparatus mechanically. | ||
Ransom died at his home in New Jersey.<ref>Obit [[Sphinx]], April, 1941</ref><ref>Obit [[Genii 1941 April]]</ref> | |||
:See also: [[Elmer P. Ransom]] and [[Thomas S. Ransom]] | :See also: [[Elmer P. Ransom]] and [[Thomas S. Ransom]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:21, 19 November 2011
| William A. Ransom | |
| Born | circa 1860 Delaware |
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| Died | March 2, 1941 (age 80) New Jersey |
William A. Ransom ( c. 1860 - 1941), an Executive Secretary to railroad businessmen and later became head of a big department for one of the railways, was president of The Society of American Magicians in 1909.[1]
Known as "Bill" to his friends, Ransom began his interest in magic when, as a small boy, he saw a performance by Signor Blitz. He never gave professional performances but did helped many professional magicians improve their apparatus mechanically.
Ransom died at his home in New Jersey.[2][3]
- See also: Elmer P. Ransom and Thomas S. Ransom