William Ryle II (1834–1881) was an English silk manufacturer who lived in the United States.

Biography

He was born on March 2, 1834, in Macclesfield, England to William Ryle I, one of the most successful silk manufacturers in England. William Ryle was the nephew of John Ryle, who is widely regarded as the "Father of the U.S. Silk Industry" in Paterson, New Jersey. Ryle later went to the United States where in Paterson, New Jersey and in New York City, he owned and operated the largest silk importing firm in the United States. Ryle married Mary Danforth, daughter of

Charles Danforth Charles Danforth (August 1, 1815 – March 30, 1890), of Gardiner, Maine, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from January 5, 1864, to March 30, 1890. Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Danforth read law Reading law was the method use ...

, a railroad tycoon. He died on November 5, 1881. At the time of his death, his fortune was estimated to be close to $25,000,000, .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryle, William People from Macclesfield 1834 births 1881 deaths Burials at Cedar Lawn Cemetery People from Paterson, New Jersey British emigrants to the United States