William Byrd III William Byrd III William Byrd III (September 6, 1728January 1 or January 2, 1777) was the son of William Byrd II and the grandson of William Byrd I. He inherited his family's estate of approximately 179,000 acres of land in Virginia and continued their planter prestige as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. He chose to fight in the French and Indian War rather than spend much time in Richmond. In 1756 he was colonel of the Second Virginia Regiment. William Byrd III had a reputation as a notorious gambler. He initiated what was said to have been
William Milligan Sloane III be read simply for pleasure, but what makes them fascinating and takes them to a higher level is their complete (and rather blithe) disregard of genre boundaries." William Milligan Sloane III "Not to be confused with William Milligan Sloane" William Milligan Sloane III (15 August 1906 in Plymouth, Massachusetts – 25 September 1974 in New City, New York), known as William Sloane, was an American author of fantasy and science fiction literature, and a publisher. Sloane is best known for his novel "To Walk the Night". From 1955 until his death Sloane was the director of the Rutgers University Press