Henry S. Hale

Henry S. Hale
Henry S. Hale
Born
Henry Safford Hale

(1844-07-15)July 15, 1844
DiedNovember 26, 1921(1921-11-26) (aged 77)
Montreal, Canada
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, inventor
EmployerHale & Kilburn
Spouse
Frances Emogene Kilburn
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(m. 1866)​
Children2

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

Henry Safford Hale was born on July 15, 1844, to Rhoda (née Stone) and Warren Hale.[2]

Career

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b Theobald, Mark (2004). "Edward G. Budd Mfg. Co". coachbuilt.com. Harold M. Cobb. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The Street Railway Review. Chicago, IL: Kenfield Publishing Company. 1905. p. 683. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Blair & Co. (1911). Poor's Manual of Industrials 1911. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Past Owners of the Balsams". thebalsamsresort.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Married - Hale-Kilburn". Burlington Daily Times. October 11, 1866. p. 2. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Died - Hale". The New York Times. May 8, 1922. p. 17. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "16 Model Farms Offered to Government". Reading Times. April 20, 1917. p. 6. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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