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Horace Field Parshall

December 18, 2023

Horace Field Parshall (9 September 1865–12 December 1932) was an electrical engineer specialising in rotating electrical machines, railway traction, and electrical distribution. Born in America, he worked for General Electric, later moving to the United Kingdom, where he was involved in the installation of a number of electrical schemes, including the Central London Railway and The Lancashire Electric Power Company, becoming a director of both.

Dr.

Horace Field Parshall
Born(1865-09-09)9 September 1865
Milford, New York, United States
Died12 December 1932(1932-12-12) (aged 67)
OccupationElectrical Engineer

In Britain, he was financially successful and used his wealth to construct a mansion, Penbury Grove, near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. After the death of his first wife, he became involved in a bigamy case due to an attempt by a married couple to obtain his wealth through a fraudulent marriage.

He authored a number of works on electrical engineering, and a book on the genealogy of his branch of the Parshall family including a short autobiography.

Biography edit

Horace Field Parshall was born on 9 September 1865,[1] at Milford, New York, the son of James Everett Parshall (1839–99), a lawyer, and Phoebe Anne née Field (d. 1899).[2] He was educated at Hartwick Seminary, then studied electrical engineering at Cornell University, leaving after two years to study at Lehigh University. He joined the Sprague Electric Railway & Motor Company, and by 25 was a chief design engineer of the Edison General Electric Company, remaining with the company after it amalgamated into the General Electric company.[3]

In 1893, he married Annie Matilda (Blanch) Rogers.[4][note 1]

Lectures given at Massachusetts Institute of Technology formed the basis of the books Armature windings of electric machines, and Electric generators (later expanded as Electric machine design) published between 1895 and 1906.[7]

He was involved in installing electrical equipment on the Dublin tramways, Glasgow tramways, Bristol tramways and elsewhere, and installed the electrical system of the Central London Railway;[8] a pioneering example of a three phase transmission system using rotary converters.[1][9] He was also chairman of the Central London Railway,[1] and also involved in the design of the system used by The Lancashire Electric Power Company,[9] of which he was also chairman.[1]

In 1912, he became involved in a widely publicised bigamy case - having been tricked into marrying a Mrs. Deborah Jeffreys in 1911, who had been forced under threat of death by her husband to pose as a widow and seduce and marry the widowed Parshall in an attempt to gain access to his wealth. His marriage to Mrs. Jeffreys was annulled, and after a trial Mrs. Jeffreys was given a nominal single day in prison due to having been led into the situation by her estranged husband, and having confessed her situation to Mr. Parshall.[6][10][11][note 2]

In 1902, he constructed a mansion, Penbury Grove, near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire; a replica of Pennsbury Manor, the residence of William Penn of Pennsylvania.[12][note 3]

In 1915, he published a genealogy of his branch of the Parshall family,[14] having earlier sponsored the production of a broader genealogical history by J.C. Parshall.[15]

He died on 12 December 1932. He had two children: Horace Field (1903-1986) and Kathleen; both born in England.[1][5][16]

Works edit

Books edit

  • Parshall, H.F.; Hobart, H.M. (1895), Armature windings of electric machines
  • Parshall, H.F.; Hobart, H.M. (1900), Electric generators
  • Parshall, H.F.; Hobart, H.M. (1906), Electric machine design
  • Parshall, H.F.; Hobart, H.M. (1907), "Electric railway engineering", Nature, 75 (1953): 531, Bibcode:1907Natur..75..531., doi:10.1038/075531a0, S2CID 10629498
  • Parshall, H.F. (1915), The Parshall family, A.D. 870-1913 : a collection of historical records and notes to accompany the Parshall pedigree

Journals edit

  • Parshall, H. F. (1890). "Magnetic Data of the Sprague Street Car Motor". Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. 7 (1): 218–225. doi:10.1109/T-AIEE.1890.5570262. S2CID 51647295.
  • Parshall, H. F. (1892). "Methods of Electrically Controlling Street Car Motors". Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. 9 (1): 135–166. doi:10.1109/T-AIEE.1892.5570441. S2CID 51675724.
  • Parshall, H. F. (1896). "Magnetic Data of Iron and Steel". Minutes of the Proceedings. Institution of Civil Engineers. 126: 220. doi:10.1680/imotp.1896.19489.
  • Parshall, H. F. (1897). "Alternating-Current Dynamo Tests. (Including Appendix and Plate at Back of Volume)". Minutes of the Proceedings. Institution of Civil Engineers. 130 (1897): 247–262. doi:10.1680/imotp.1897.19269.
  • Parshall, H.F. (June 1898), "Earth returns for electric tramways", Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, 27 (135): 440–456, doi:10.1049/jiee-1.1898.0015
  • Parshall, M. F. (1898). "Dublin Electric Tramway. (Including Plate at Back of Volume)". Minutes of the Proceedings. Institution of Civil Engineers. 133 (1898): 174–192. doi:10.1680/imotp.1898.19135.
  • Parshall, H. F. (1899). "Economical Transmission and Distribution of Electricity from a Distance. (Abstract). Second Metropolitan Engineering Conference, 8 June 1899. Notes Introducing Subjects for Discussion. Section Vii - Applications of Electricity". Minutes of the Proceedings. Institution of Civil Engineers. 138 (1899): 486–487. doi:10.1680/imotp.1899.18958.
  • Parshall, H. F. (1915). "Economics of Electric Railway Distribution (Including Appendixes and Plates at Back of Volume)". Minutes of the Proceedings. Institution of Civil Engineers. 199 (1915): 47–97. doi:10.1680/imotp.1915.16176.
  • Parshall, H. F. (1922). "Hydro-Electric Installations of the Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company". Minutes of the Proceedings. Institution of Civil Engineers. 213 (1922): 295–318. doi:10.1680/imotp.1922.14552.

Notes and references edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Referred to as Annie Matilda Rogers in the 'Who's Who' biography of Horace Field (jnr. 1903-86);[5] in the Otsego Farmer notice of 1893 his wife is referred to as Blanche Rogers.[4] In the newspaper articles "Sounds More Like Fiction, This Real Life Story" his wife is referred to have been a 'Miss Rutty'.[6] In the 'Who's Who' biography of Horace Field (snr. 1865-1919) he is noted as marrying Mary Blackwell of New York in 1919, the earlier marriage is not noted.[1][clarification needed]
  2. ^ The story "Sounds More Like Fiction, This Real Life Story" was widely syndicated, appearing in the 'Fort Covington Sun', 'Port Ville Review', Turtle Mountain Star and other US newspapers.
  3. ^ The house included a fine rock garden,[12] and was one of the first in the area to have electricity. It was acquired by the Inner London Education Authority and used as a school (c.1960) until 1986.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f PARSHALL, Horace Field 'Who Was Who'
  2. ^ The Parshall Family, A.D. 870-1913 pp.162-163
  3. ^ The Parshall Family, A.D. 870-1913 pp.163-5
  4. ^ a b "Milford" (PDF), The Otsego Farmer, col.5, 8 December 1893
  5. ^ a b "PARSHALL, Horace Field", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, retrieved 17 December 2013
  6. ^ a b "Sounds More Like Fiction, This Real Life Story - Plot Marred by Cupid" (PDF), Batavia Times
  7. ^ The Parshall Family, A.D. 870-1913 pp.166
  8. ^ The Parshall Family, A.D. 870-1913 p.167
  9. ^ a b The Parshall Family, A.D. 870-1913 p.169
  10. ^ "Wife forced into bigamy - American Engineer's Marriage to London "Widow" has Court Sequel" (PDF), The New York Times, 17 February 1912
  11. ^ "Mrs. Jeffreys Jailed a Day" (PDF), The New York Times, 28 February 1912
  12. ^ a b Churchill, Penny (15 November 2012), "Restore to Glory", Country Life
  13. ^ "Penn mansion sold after 15 years standing empty", www.pennandtylersgreen.co.uk, 16 December 2010
  14. ^ The Parshall Family, A.D. 870-1913
  15. ^ Parshall, James Clark (1903), The history of the Parshall family, Preface
  16. ^ The Parshall Family, A.D. 870-1913 pp.169-170

Sources edit

External links edit

 
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December 18, 2023
horace, field, parshall, september, 1865, december, 1932, electrical, engineer, specialising, rotating, electrical, machines, railway, traction, electrical, distribution, born, america, worked, general, electric, later, moving, united, kingdom, where, involved. Horace Field Parshall 9 September 1865 12 December 1932 was an electrical engineer specialising in rotating electrical machines railway traction and electrical distribution Born in America he worked for General Electric later moving to the United Kingdom where he was involved in the installation of a number of electrical schemes including the Central London Railway and The Lancashire Electric Power Company becoming a director of both Dr Horace Field ParshallBorn 1865 09 09 9 September 1865Milford New York United StatesDied12 December 1932 1932 12 12 aged 67 OccupationElectrical EngineerIn Britain he was financially successful and used his wealth to construct a mansion Penbury Grove near Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire After the death of his first wife he became involved in a bigamy case due to an attempt by a married couple to obtain his wealth through a fraudulent marriage He authored a number of works on electrical engineering and a book on the genealogy of his branch of the Parshall family including a short autobiography Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Books 2 2 Journals 3 Notes and references 3 1 Notes 3 2 References 3 3 Sources 4 External linksBiography editHorace Field Parshall was born on 9 September 1865 1 at Milford New York the son of James Everett Parshall 1839 99 a lawyer and Phoebe Anne nee Field d 1899 2 He was educated at Hartwick Seminary then studied electrical engineering at Cornell University leaving after two years to study at Lehigh University He joined the Sprague Electric Railway amp Motor Company and by 25 was a chief design engineer of the Edison General Electric Company remaining with the company after it amalgamated into the General Electric company 3 In 1893 he married Annie Matilda Blanch Rogers 4 note 1 Lectures given at Massachusetts Institute of Technology formed the basis of the books Armature windings of electric machines and Electric generators later expanded as Electric machine design published between 1895 and 1906 7 He was involved in installing electrical equipment on the Dublin tramways Glasgow tramways Bristol tramways and elsewhere and installed the electrical system of the Central London Railway 8 a pioneering example of a three phase transmission system using rotary converters 1 9 He was also chairman of the Central London Railway 1 and also involved in the design of the system used by The Lancashire Electric Power Company 9 of which he was also chairman 1 In 1912 he became involved in a widely publicised bigamy case having been tricked into marrying a Mrs Deborah Jeffreys in 1911 who had been forced under threat of death by her husband to pose as a widow and seduce and marry the widowed Parshall in an attempt to gain access to his wealth His marriage to Mrs Jeffreys was annulled and after a trial Mrs Jeffreys was given a nominal single day in prison due to having been led into the situation by her estranged husband and having confessed her situation to Mr Parshall 6 10 11 note 2 In 1902 he constructed a mansion Penbury Grove near Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire a replica of Pennsbury Manor the residence of William Penn of Pennsylvania 12 note 3 In 1915 he published a genealogy of his branch of the Parshall family 14 having earlier sponsored the production of a broader genealogical history by J C Parshall 15 He died on 12 December 1932 He had two children Horace Field 1903 1986 and Kathleen both born in England 1 5 16 Works editBooks edit Parshall H F Hobart H M 1895 Armature windings of electric machines Parshall H F Hobart H M 1900 Electric generators Parshall H F Hobart H M 1906 Electric machine design Parshall H F Hobart H M 1907 Electric railway engineering Nature 75 1953 531 Bibcode 1907Natur 75 531 doi 10 1038 075531a0 S2CID 10629498 Parshall H F 1915 The Parshall family A D 870 1913 a collection of historical records and notes to accompany the Parshall pedigreeJournals edit Parshall H F 1890 Magnetic Data of the Sprague Street Car Motor Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers 7 1 218 225 doi 10 1109 T AIEE 1890 5570262 S2CID 51647295 Parshall H F 1892 Methods of Electrically Controlling Street Car Motors Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers 9 1 135 166 doi 10 1109 T AIEE 1892 5570441 S2CID 51675724 Parshall H F 1896 Magnetic Data of Iron and Steel Minutes of the Proceedings Institution of Civil Engineers 126 220 doi 10 1680 imotp 1896 19489 Parshall H F 1897 Alternating Current Dynamo Tests Including Appendix and Plate at Back of Volume Minutes of the Proceedings Institution of Civil Engineers 130 1897 247 262 doi 10 1680 imotp 1897 19269 Parshall H F June 1898 Earth returns for electric tramways Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers 27 135 440 456 doi 10 1049 jiee 1 1898 0015 Parshall M F 1898 Dublin Electric Tramway Including Plate at Back of Volume Minutes of the Proceedings Institution of Civil Engineers 133 1898 174 192 doi 10 1680 imotp 1898 19135 Parshall H F 1899 Economical Transmission and Distribution of Electricity from a Distance Abstract Second Metropolitan Engineering Conference 8 June 1899 Notes Introducing Subjects for Discussion Section Vii Applications of Electricity Minutes of the Proceedings Institution of Civil Engineers 138 1899 486 487 doi 10 1680 imotp 1899 18958 Parshall H F 1915 Economics of Electric Railway Distribution Including Appendixes and Plates at Back of Volume Minutes of the Proceedings Institution of Civil Engineers 199 1915 47 97 doi 10 1680 imotp 1915 16176 Parshall H F 1922 Hydro Electric Installations of the Barcelona Traction Light and Power Company Minutes of the Proceedings Institution of Civil Engineers 213 1922 295 318 doi 10 1680 imotp 1922 14552 Notes and references editNotes edit Referred to as Annie Matilda Rogers in the Who s Who biography of Horace Field jnr 1903 86 5 in the Otsego Farmer notice of 1893 his wife is referred to as Blanche Rogers 4 In the newspaper articles Sounds More Like Fiction This Real Life Story his wife is referred to have been a Miss Rutty 6 In the Who s Who biography of Horace Field snr 1865 1919 he is noted as marrying Mary Blackwell of New York in 1919 the earlier marriage is not noted 1 clarification needed The story Sounds More Like Fiction This Real Life Story was widely syndicated appearing in the Fort Covington Sun Port Ville Review Turtle Mountain Star and other US newspapers The house included a fine rock garden 12 and was one of the first in the area to have electricity It was acquired by the Inner London Education Authority and used as a school c 1960 until 1986 13 References edit a b c d e f PARSHALL Horace Field Who Was Who The Parshall Family A D 870 1913 pp 162 163 The Parshall Family A D 870 1913 pp 163 5 a b Milford PDF The Otsego Farmer col 5 8 December 1893 a b PARSHALL Horace Field Who Was Who A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc retrieved 17 December 2013 a b Sounds More Like Fiction This Real Life Story Plot Marred by Cupid PDF Batavia Times The Parshall Family A D 870 1913 pp 166 The Parshall Family A D 870 1913 p 167 a b The Parshall Family A D 870 1913 p 169 Wife forced into bigamy American Engineer s Marriage to London Widow has Court Sequel PDF The New York Times 17 February 1912 Mrs Jeffreys Jailed a Day PDF The New York Times 28 February 1912 a b Churchill Penny 15 November 2012 Restore to Glory Country Life Penn mansion sold after 15 years standing empty www pennandtylersgreen co uk 16 December 2010 The Parshall Family A D 870 1913 Parshall James Clark 1903 The history of the Parshall family Preface The Parshall Family A D 870 1913 pp 169 170 Sources edit Parshall Horace Field Who Was Who online edition A amp C Black Oxford University Press retrieved 16 December 2013 subscription required External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horace Field Parshall Electric traction engineers www steamindex com section Parshall Horace Field Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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