William S. Denison William S. Denison William S. Denison (17941880) was a Baptist farmer who was a major benefactor and namesake of Denison University in Ohio. William S. Denison was born in Colrain, Massachusetts on November 13, 1794 as the youngest of eight children. His family was originally from Stonington, Connecticut. Denison migrated to Ohio in 1810 settling in Putnam in Muskingum County, Ohio and then moving to Zanesville, Ohio. Denison attended Ohio University studying scientific farming methods. Denison eventually acquired nearly 1,500 acres of farmland. Denison was a longtime member of the Salem Baptist Church in Adamsville. In 1853, William S. Denison
William S. Price III William S. Price III William S. "Bill" Price III is one of the three co-founders and a partner emeritus of TPG Capital, formerly known as the Texas Pacific Group, which is one of the largest private equity firms globally. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Prior to co-founding Texas Pacific Group in 1993, Bill Price was Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development for GE Capital. Prior to this, Price was a partner and co-head of the Financial Services Practice of Bain & Company. In 1993, Price teamed up with David Bonderman