Introduction

Biography

William was the son of Ca­leb Gage and Su­san Clag­gett, and hus­band of Nel­lie Ly­dia Jones.

By age 20, Gage was fore­man for the Re­view and Her­ald press. Around 1870, moved to Man­ches­ter, New Hamp­shire, where he be­came press fore­man for the Dai­ly Mir­ror and Ame­ri­can news­pa­per.

In 1878, He and his wife re­turned to Bat­tle Creek, and he re­sumed work­ing for the Review and Herald. He lat­er left the Re­view and Her­ald and set up his own com­pa­ny, Will­iam C. Gage and Son, Print­ers, in Bat­tle Creek.

In 1881, Gage was or­dained to the Gos­pel min­is­try. The next year, he was elect­ed to the Bat­tle Creek school board, and the Bat­tle Creek Board of Pub­lic Works. He went on to serve as may­or of Bat­tle Creek, 1882–83.

Works

• The Health Re­form­er’s Pro­gress­ive Cook Book and Kitch­en Guide, 1870 (ed­it­or)
• Sixteen Short An­swers to Six­teen Com­mon Ob­ject­ions Against the Se­cond Adv­ent Faith, pos­si­bly 1870s