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Appleton, William Worthen, 1845-1924
William Worthen Appleton was born on November 29, 1845, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
He was an American publisher. He was admitted to Harvard University but did not enter due to ill health. He travelled and studied abroad. In 1825, his grandfather, Daniel Appleton (1785-1849), founded the publishing company D. Appleton & Company. William joined the family company in 1868. He oversaw the editorial department and became the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Like his father, William Henry Appleton (1814-1899), he took an active part in securing international copyright and aided largely in securing the passage of the Copyright Act of 1891. He served as the President of American Publishers' Copyright League.
In 1881, he married Anna Deblois Sargent (1845-1908). He died on January 27, 1924, in New York City, New York.