Morse, Charles Hosmer, 1833-1921
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Birth Date
- 1833
Death Date
- 1921
Has Affiliation
- Organization: St. Johnsbury Academy
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1850
- Organization: E. & T. Fairbanks & Co.
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1871
- Organization: Fairbanks, Morse, and Company
Birth Place
- Saint Johnsbury Center, Vt.
Field of Activity
Business
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Sources
- found: NUCMC data from St. Johnsbury Academy for His Geometry notebook, 1850(Charles Hosmer Morse was born in 1833 in St. Johnsbury Center, Vt. He attended the St. Johnsbury Academy, then went to work as an apprentice at the E. and T. Fairbanks scale manufacturing company in 1850. He was promoted to work at the company's New York branch, and earned continual promotions, eventually ending up in Chicago. After the great Chicago fire in 1871, he opened business the next day as Fairbanks, Morse, and Co. He expanded his business, taking over the original E. and T. Fairbanks Co., ca. 1916. He died in Winter Park, Fla., in 1921)
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- 2012-09-20: new
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