William Richard Waring

[1] The William Waring Property, the oldest extant building in that city's Wright Square, is now named for him.

[4] After further studies at the University of Pennsylvania (graduating in 1813), he served during the War of 1812 as surgeon of the 8th Regiment Infantry, stationed in Savannah, Georgia.

He remained in the city for the rest of his life,[4] initially living at 12 West State Street, which was built in 1825.

[4][7] In 1825, he married Anne Johnston, with whom he had four known children: William (born 1827), James (1829), George (1833) and Anna Mary (1836).

As his family expanded, Waring purchased a home at 121–123 West Oglethorpe Avenue in 1832,[8] toward the end of his stints as mayor of Savannah.