Famous People with Name Ripley

Sidney Dillon Ripley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sidney Dillon Ripley: was a noted American ornithologist and leader in wildlife conservation. He served as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1964 to 1984.Ripley was born in New York City and studied at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. In 1936 he graduated with a B.A. from Yale University. His great-grandfather, Sidney Dillon, was President of the Union Pacific Railroad. A visit to India at age 13, along with his sister, included a walking tour into Ladakh and western Tibet.

Eleazer Wheelock Ripley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eleazer Wheelock Ripley: was a graduate of Dartmouth College, a distinguished Brigadier General in the War of 1812, and a U. S. Representative from Louisiana from 1835 until 1839.Early in 1814, Ripley was promoted to Brigadier General. (Lieutenant Colonel James Miller, late of th

James Wheelock Ripley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Wheelock Ripley: was a United States Representative from Maine.He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1817, elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821. He was appointed collector of customs in Saco from 1829-1