About Wilbur Whitehead
Lived 1866 – 1931 (aged 64–65). Wilbur Whitehead was a writer.
Wilbur Cherrier Whitehead (1866-1931) was an American auction bridge and contract bridge player and writer.
Whitehead was president of the Simplex Automobile Company but retired in 1910 to devote himself to bridge. He invented several conventions of bidding and play and was instrumental in standardizing procedures in auction bridge and later in contract bridge.
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Who was Wilbur Whitehead?
American bridge player
When was Wilbur Whitehead born?
Wilbur Whitehead was born in 1866.
When did Wilbur Whitehead die?
Wilbur Whitehead died in 1931.
What was Wilbur Whitehead's occupation?
Wilbur Whitehead was a writer.
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· DBpedia: Wilbur C. Whitehead
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