Benjamin Franklin Pile
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Parents
Thomas Monroe Pile
Thomas Monroe Pile
1855 - 1937
Siblings
Joseph R Pile
Joseph R Pile
1880 - 1967
Ethel M Pile
Ethel M Pile
1882 - 1952
Leo V Pile
Leo V Pile
1886 - 1953
Alta Verlee Pile
Alta Verlee Pile
1889 - 1953
Ada Edith Pile
Ada Edith Pile
1891 - 1970
James W Pile
James W Pile
1894 - 1983
Hollis L Pile
Hollis L Pile
1897 - 1982

1878


Jan 13
1878 • American-born artist James McNeill Whistler's libel case against English critic John Ruskin over a review of the painting Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket (in which Whistler is described as "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face")Ruskin, John (1877-07-02). Fors Clavigera. is decided in the High Court of Justice in London. Whistler wins a farthing in nominal damages and only half of the costs, leading to his bankruptcy, and alienates patrons.

1966


May 6
Age: 88y

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