Henry S. Hale
Henry S. Hale | |
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.jpg) Henry S. Hale | |
| Born | Henry Safford Hale July 15, 1844 |
| Died | November 26, 1921 (aged 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, inventor |
| Employer | Hale & Kilburn |
| Spouse |
Frances Emogene Kilburn
(m. 1866) |
| Children | 2 |
Henry S. Hale (July 15, 1844 – November 26, 1921) was a Philadelphia inventor and industrialist. He was president of the Hale & Kilburn company of Philadelphia. The Hale & Kilburn company's primary business was the production of railroad car seats for the expanding American railroad companies. The Hale & Kilburn company was sold to J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1911 for $9 million.[1]
Early life[edit]
Henry Safford Hale was born on July 15, 1844, to Rhoda (née Stone) and Warren Hale.[2]
Career[edit]
Hale was the president of Hale & Kilburn.[3] In 1911, the company was sold to J.P. Morgan & Co.[1] By 1911, he became president of the Railway Equipment Corporation.[4]
In 1895, Hale purchased The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel (then called Dix House) in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.[5] From 1895 to 1921, he supervised the expansion of The Balsams' grounds, including adding multiple lakes, a canal system, and the creation of its Panorama golf course in Colebrook, New Hampshire.[6]
Personal life[edit]
He married Frances Emogene Kilburn of Burlington, Vermont, the daughter of his father's business partner Cheney Kilburn, on October 10, 1866.[7] Together, they had one son, Henry Warren Kilburn Hale, and one daughter.[2][8][9]
Later life and death[edit]
In 1917, Hale offered 16 farms, approximately 5,000 acres (2,000 ha), in the White Mountains region of Coos County, New Hampshire, to the United States Department of Agriculture.[10]
Hale died at the age of 77 on November 26, 1921, in Montreal, Canada, while visiting his son.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Theobald, Mark (2004). "Edward G. Budd Mfg. Co". coachbuilt.com. Harold M. Cobb. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America - Register: 1911". Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. 1911. pp. 124–125. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ The Street Railway Review. Chicago, IL: Kenfield Publishing Company. 1905. p. 683. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Blair & Co. (1911). Poor's Manual of Industrials 1911. New York.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Norm and Lily Goldman (November 16, 2004). "The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel -- Combining History With Romance". bootsnall.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Past Owners of the Balsams". thebalsamsresort.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "Married - Hale-Kilburn". Burlington Daily Times. October 11, 1866. p. 2. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Henry S. Hale - Manufacturer who died in Canada is buried here". Evening Public Ledger. Philadelphia. November 29, 1921. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Died - Hale". The New York Times. May 8, 1922. p. 17. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "16 Model Farms Offered to Government". Reading Times. April 20, 1917. p. 6. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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