Brief Life History of Sidney Ralph
When Sidney Ralph Dilley was born on 22 June 1884, in Effingham, Illinois, United States, his father, John Hiram Dilley, was 44 and his mother, Mary Caroline Owens, was 25. He lived in Saint Elmo, Fayette, Illinois, United States in 1900 and St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 14 March 1972, in Sarasota, Florida, United States, at the age of 87.
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Sources (7)
- Sydney Dilly in household of John Dilly, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sidney Dilley - Government record: Military record or discharge: birth-name: Sidney Ralph Dilley
- Sidney Ralph Dilley, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English: possibly a pet form of an unrecorded Old English personal name Dylla, found as the first element in the placenames Dillington (in the former Huntingdonshire) and Dilton (in Wiltshire). The name may sometimes have been confused with Doyley and Dolley (see Olley ).
German: variant of Dilly or a surname of French origin, an altered form of Delay .
In some cases also an altered form of French Dilly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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