Edward Sims Van Zile (1863-1931)

Edward Sims Van Zile (May 2, 1863 - May 29, 1931) was an author of fiction and a journalist.

Biography
He was born on May 2, 1863 in Troy, New York to Oscar Edward Van Zile and Sarah Melinda Perry. In 1887 he married Mary Bulkeley. They had a daughter, Winifred Van Zile (1902-1902). He died on May 29, 1931 of apoplexy at his home at 439 East Fifty-first Street in Manhattan, New York City. He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut.

Publications

 * The last of the Van Slacks; a story of to-day (1889)
 * A magnetic man and other stories (1890)
 * Don Miguel, and other stories (1891)
 * The Manhattaners; a story of the hour (1900)
 * A duke and his double (1903)
 * Defending the bank (1903)
 * The game of empires: a warning to America (1915)

External link

 * Edward Sims Van Zile at Findagrave
 * Edward Sims Van Zile patent for a device for recording baseball games (1889)