William A. Gamble
William A. Gamble, a son of James Gamble and member of The Procter & Gamble Company, was a native of Cincinnati. He was born September 1, 1845, and secured his education under private tutorage and in the Cincinnati public schools. His first business experience was received as an employee of Robert Clarke & Company, book sellers and publishers. Later he became a member of the firm of Procter & Gamble and after the incorporation of the company continued as one of its members. He was also treasurer of the Ohio Mutual Life Insurance Company and vice president of the Lakeside Company. For a number of years he was connected with Tonawanda Iron & Steel Company, manufacturer of pig iron.
On October 3, 1872, Mr. Gamble was married to Miss Fransisca W. Nast, a daughter of Rev. William Nast, who was for many years editor of the Cincinnati Christian Apologist and was one of the early German pioneers in Methodism in the west. Mrs. Gamble survives her husband and resides in Avondale. Religiously he was attached to the Methodist church and was an active worker in its behalf. In politics Mr. Gamble voted in support of the principles and candidates of the republican party. Upright and progressive in all his dealings, he well merited the high regard in which he was held by his associates and acquaintances.
From Cincinnati, The Queen City, Volume 4 by Rev. Charles Fredric Goss, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912