Biography of William Peyton Waggener
William Peyton Waggener, born on June 18, 1870, in Atchison, followed his father’s legal career, earning a prominent position as an attorney. He graduated from various schools, including Midland College, and was admitted to the bar at just twenty. Waggener served as general attorney for the Missouri Pacific Railway and held roles in local government, including county attorney. A member of several fraternal organizations and the Episcopal Church, he married Martha Spurr in 1892 and had three children.