Samuel Morse Felton was born on July 17, 1809, in West Newbury, Massachusetts.[1] At the age of 14, he went into the grocery business and prepared for college. He graduated from Harvard University in 1833.[1]
Felton married Eleanor Stetson in 1839, and together they had three daughters.[1] She died in 1847. In 1850, he married Maria Low Lippitt.[1] Together, they had one daughter and three sons.[1] One of his sons, Samuel Morse Felton Jr. (1853-1930), was also involved like his father with engineering and railroading with several different lines and supervised railroad operations in France on the Western Front in World War I (1914/1917-1918).[2]
^ abcdefghi"President Samuel M. Felton, of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, Dead. Sketch of his Career". Harrisburg Telegraph. 1889-01-25. Retrieved 2021-04-05 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abSamuel Morse Felton Family Papers, 1841-1930 2006-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^William Bentinck-Smith (1982). The Harvard Book: Selections From Three Centuries. Harvard University Press. ISBN9780674373013.
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samuel, morse, felton, samuel, morse, felton, 1809, 1889, civil, engineer, railroad, executive, samuel, morse, feltonborn, 1809, july, 1809west, newbury, massachusetts, diedjanuary, 1889, 1889, aged, philadelphia, pennsylvania, alma, materharvard, universityoc. For the son see Samuel Morse Felton Jr Samuel Morse Felton Sr 1809 1889 was a civil engineer and railroad executive Samuel Morse FeltonBorn 1809 07 17 July 17 1809West Newbury Massachusetts U S DiedJanuary 24 1889 1889 01 24 aged 79 Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S Alma materHarvard UniversityOccupationsEngineer Railroad executiveSpousesEleanor Steson m 1839 died 1847 wbr Maria Low Lippitt m 1850 wbr Children7 including Samuel Morse Felton Jr RelativesCornelius Conway Felton brother John B Felton brother Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editSamuel Morse Felton was born on July 17 1809 in West Newbury Massachusetts 1 At the age of 14 he went into the grocery business and prepared for college He graduated from Harvard University in 1833 1 Career editFelton was the Superintendent and engineer of the Fitchburg Railroad 1843 1851 and president of the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad PW amp B from 1851 1865 during the pivotal American Civil War era In 1865 he suffered a stroke that left him with paralysis and compelled him to resign his role as President of the PW amp B 1 A few months after resigning from PW amp B he became the President of the Pennsylvania Steel Company 1 While at Pennsylvania Steel Felton also served on the boards of directors of several railroads including his former Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad the Lehigh Coal amp Navigation Company the Northern Pacific Railway and the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad In 1869 he was appointed by 18th President Ulysses S Grant 1822 1885 served 1869 1877 as a Commissioner to inspect the trans continental and Pacific Railroads 2 He was also appointed by Governor John Albion Andrew as a member of the Hoosac Tunnel Commission 1 He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1854 3 Personal life editFelton married Eleanor Stetson in 1839 and together they had three daughters 1 She died in 1847 In 1850 he married Maria Low Lippitt 1 Together they had one daughter and three sons 1 One of his sons Samuel Morse Felton Jr 1853 1930 was also involved like his father with engineering and railroading with several different lines and supervised railroad operations in France on the Western Front in World War I 1914 1917 1918 2 Felton was the brother of Harvard College Harvard University president Cornelius Conway Felton in Cambridge Massachusetts and attorney John B Felton 4 He died on January 24 1889 in Philadelphia 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i President Samuel M Felton of the Pennsylvania Steel Company Dead Sketch of his Career Harrisburg Telegraph 1889 01 25 Retrieved 2021 04 05 via Newspapers com a b Samuel Morse Felton Family Papers 1841 1930 Archived 2006 02 03 at the Wayback Machine APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2021 04 19 William Bentinck Smith 1982 The Harvard Book Selections From Three Centuries Harvard University Press ISBN 9780674373013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samuel Morse Felton Sr Samuel Morse Felton Family Papers 1841 1930 Archives Center National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution Samuel Morse Felton Sr Collection at Baker Library Special Collections Harvard Business School nbsp This biography related to rail transport in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Morse Felton Sr amp oldid 1161729138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
