ode ▁Island ▁Governor ▁El ish a ▁D yer ▁Jr . ▁( 1 8 3 9 – 1 9 0 6 ) ▁and ▁Nancy ▁Anthony ▁( née ▁Vi all ) ▁D yer ▁( 1 8 4 3 – 1 9 2 0 ), ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁Vi all ▁and ▁Mary ▁B ray ton ▁Anthony . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁ ▁his ▁sib lings ▁included ▁George ▁R ath bone ▁D yer , ▁who ▁died ▁young ; ▁another ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁George ▁R ath bone ▁D yer , ▁who ▁married ▁Grace ▁G ur ne e ▁Scott ; ▁and ▁He zek iah ▁Anthony ▁D yer , ▁who ▁married ▁Charlotte ▁Os good ▁T ild en . ▁ ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁El ish a ▁D yer , ▁also ▁a ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Governor , ▁and ▁Anna ▁Jones ▁( née ▁Ho pp in ) ▁D yer . ▁ ▁D yer ▁was ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Roger ▁Williams , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Col ony . ▁ ▁Career ▁D yer ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁private ▁schools ▁in ▁Prov idence ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Brown ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁graduated ▁from ▁Columbia ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁bro ker ▁with ▁Ul man ▁& ▁Co . ▁ ▁Society ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁D yer ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁Ward