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Samuel Sloan (railroad Executive)
Samuel Sloan (December 25, 1817 – September 22, 1907) was an American politician, businessman and executive. He is most known for his tenure as the president of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) for 32 years. Early life Samuel Sloan was born in Lisburn, County Down, Ireland to William and Elizabeth Sloan and moved to New York when he was one year old. He attended the Columbia College Preparatory school until he was 14, at the time of his father's death. After withdrawing, he became employed at an importing house in New York, eventually becoming the head of the firm. Career Sloan was elected as a Supervisor in Kings County (Brooklyn) in 1852, and was president of the Long Island College Hospital. He became a director of the Hudson River Railroad in 1855, left the importing business in 1857 and was elected to the New York State Senate, where he served for two years. He became a director of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in 1864, and became its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crosshatching
Hatching (french: hachure) is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced parallel lines. (It is also used in monochromatic representations of heraldry to indicate what the tincture of a "full-colour" emblazon would be.) When lines are placed at an angle to one another, it is called cross-hatching. Hatching is especially important in essentially linear media, such as drawing, and many forms of printmaking, such as engraving, etching and woodcut. In Western art, hatching originated in the Middle Ages, and developed further into cross-hatching, especially in the old master prints of the fifteenth century. Master ES and Martin Schongauer in engraving and Erhard Reuwich and Michael Wolgemut in woodcut were pioneers of both techniques, and Albrecht Dürer in particular perfected the technique of crosshatching in both media. Artists use the technique, varying the length, angle, closeness and other qualities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in and the seat of government of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. The city is the home of . The city is both a regional commercial hub for and a prominent and growing |
List Of Railroad Executives
This is a list of railroad executives, defined as those who are presidents and chief executive officers of railroad and railway systems worldwide. A * Edwin Hale Abbot, Abbot, Edwin H. (1834–1927), Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954), WC −1890 * Charles Francis Adams, Jr., Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. (1835–1915), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1884–1890 * Melvin O. Adams, Adams, Melvin O. (1847–1920), Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad, BRB&L * Frank Aikman, Jr., Aikman, Frank, Jr., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1967–1969 * Horatio Allen, Allen, Horatio (1802–1889), Erie Railroad, Erie 1843–1844 * John W. Allen, Allen, John W. (1802–1887), Cleveland Newburg Railroad, CNR 1834, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, C&C 1845The Political Graveyard (March 10, 2005), Politicians in Railroading in Connecticut''. Retrieved December 29, 2005. * Henry G. Allyn, Jr, Allyn, Henry G., Jr., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1969–1993 * George Alpert, Alpert, Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal is a commuter-oriented intermodal passenger station in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. One of the New York metropolitan area's major transportation hubs, it is served by nine NJ Transit (NJT) commuter rail lines, one Metro-North Railroad line, various NJT buses and private bus lines, the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, the Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) rapid transit system, and NY Waterway-operated ferries. More than 50,000 people use the terminal daily, making it the ninth-busiest railroad station in North America and the sixth-busiest in the New York area. It is also the second-busiest railroad station in New Jersey, behind only Newark Penn Station, and its third-busiest transportation facility, after Newark Liberty International Airport and Newark Penn Station. Hoboken Terminal is wheelchair-accessible, with high-level platforms for light rail and PATH services and portable lifts for commuter rail services. History The site of the terminal had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,690 in 2021, ranking the city the 668th-most-populous in the country. With more than , Hoboken was ranked as the third-most densely populated municipality in the United States among cities with a population above 50,000. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the tri-state region. Hoboken was first settled by Europeans as part of the Pavonia, New Netherland colony in the 17th century. During the early 19th century, the city was developed by Colonel John Stevens, first as a resort and later as a residential neighborhood. Originally part of Bergen Township and later North Bergen Township, it became a separate township in 1849 and was incorporated as a city in 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker House (Garrison, New York)
The Walker House is a Queen Anne Revival private residence located in Garrison, New York that is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. It was built in 1885 by Samuel Sloan, a prominent 19th century railroad magnate, on the grounds of his own Garrison estate, Oulagisket. In 1894, Sloan gave the Walker House to his daughter, Elizabeth, and her husband, Joseph Walker, Jr., although it had been initially used by one of his sons, William S. Sloan. Sloan built it next to Wyndune, the house that he had built and given in 1883 to Elizabeth's older sister, Margaret, and her husband, Rev. Joseph Rankin Duryee. The Walker House, Oulagisket, and Wyndune all remain today as privately owned homes, monuments to a long-ago era in the history of the Hudson Valley. Samuel Sloan, a regular business partner and ally of J.P. Morgan, was a well-known railroad executive, developer, and builder during the second half of the nineteenth century, best known for his 32-year tenure as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloan, Iowa
Sloan is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA– NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,042 at the time of the 2020 census. History Sloan was platted in 1870 by the president of the Sioux City & Pacific Railway. The city was named for Samuel Sloan, a railroad official. Economy The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (Ho-Chunk) has the WinnaVegas Casino near Sloan. Geography Sloan is located at (42.233065, -96.224419). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The town is on the floodplain of the Missouri River, and is located near Interstate 29. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 973 people, 421 households, and 269 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 447 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White, 2.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulagisket
Oulagisket or "Lisburne Grange," also known as the Sloan Estate, is a historic estate located in Garrison, New York, in Putnam County. It consists of the main house and carriage house (c. 1864), superintendent's cottage (c. 1890), barns (1916), and carpenter's shop (c. 1900). The main house is a -story stuccoed masonry building in the Italianate style. It has a large 2-story service wing. The carriage house is a 2-story masonry building with a gable roof. The house was built by Samuel Sloan and his wife, Margaret Elmendorf Sloan, in Garrison, New York, as their summer estate, which they called Oulasgisket. Sloan, best known for his 32-year-long presidency of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, was a prominent 19th century railroad magnate. Now consisting of 16 acres, the original estate comprised several hundred acres, consisting of outbuildings, barns, and, ultimately, three large summer homes built as wedding presents for three of his children. The house was or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmers' Loan And Trust Company
The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company was a national bank headquartered in New York City that later became Citibank. History On February 28, 1822, the New York State Legislature granted a charter to the Farmers' Fire Insurance and Loan Company with capital stock of $500,000 which could be increased to $1,000,000 "when expedient". At the first meeting of the board of directors on March 9, 1822, John T. Champlin, the largest individual stockholder, was chosen president and served until his death in 1830. In 1836, its name was changed to the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company. In 1879, Roswell G. Rolston served as president and George F. Talman was vice president. The members of the executive committee of the board of directors were Moses Taylor ( president of National City Bank), John Jacob Astor III, Isaac Bell Jr. (a cotton broker who was the U.S. Minister to the Netherlands), Talman, Samuel Sloan (president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad), Edward Minturn (of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auchincloss
Auchincloss is a surname of Scottish origin, derived from an area in Ayrshire known as ''Auchincloich'', which is Scottish Gaelic for "field of stones". It is also the name of a prominent American family, from ' ("field") and ' ("stone"). Notables Notable people with the surname include: * Hugh D. Auchincloss (1897–1976), American stockbroker and lawyer * Hugh Auchincloss, American immunologist and physician-scientist * Jake Auchincloss (born 1988), American politician * James C. Auchincloss (1885–1976), American businessman and politician * Lily Auchincloss (1922–2008), American journalist, philanthropist, and art collector * Louis Auchincloss (1917–2010), American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist Family tree *John L. Auchincloss (1810–1876), ∞ Elizabeth Buck (1816–1902) **Henry Buck Auchincloss (1836–1926), ∞ Mary Cabell (1837–1903) ***Margaret Cabell Auchincloss (1861–1935), ∞ Richard Morse Colgate (1854–1919) ***Henry Stuart Auchincloss (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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