Horner, Frederick Cecil, 1887-1974

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Horne, Josh L., 1887-1974

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Transportation engineer and executive with General Motors Corporation.

From the description of Papers, 1917-1960 (bulk 1922-1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31816491 From the description of Papers of Frederick Cecil Horner, 1917-1960 (bulk 1922-1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456428

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1887, May 6 Born, Marshall, Va. 1901 1916 Employed by various construction and transportation companies 1910 Married Miriam Ranson, Baltimore, Md. 1916 1917 President, Baltimore Motor Haulage Co., Md. 1917 1919 Served as first lieutenant and then captain in the Motor Transportation Department, Aviation Section, United States Army Signal Corps 1919 1921 Transportation engineer, Packard Motor Car Co., New York, N.Y. 1921 1922 Conducted independent research on transportation conditions in England and continental Europe 1923 Presented paper entitled “English Cartage Practice: A Standard for Our Railway Terminal Trucking” before Society of Automotive Engineers, Cleveland, Ohio 1923 1940 Employed by General Motors Corp. as organizer and manager of Railroad Service Department 1929 Delivered paper entitled “Application of Motor Transport to the Movement of Freight and Passengers” before the World Engineering Congress, Tokyo, Japan 1940 Established Washington, D.C., office of General Motors Corp.Chief, Highway Division, United States Army Transportation Corps 1941 Member of American team headed by Eugene Ridings to study effects of bombing on transportation and public utilities in England 1946 Organized Highway Department of General Motors Corp. distribution branch, Detroit, Mich. 1948 Retired from General Motors Corp. 1974, Sept. 29 Died, Alexandria, Va. From the guide to the Frederick Cecil Horner Papers, 1917-1960, (bulk 1922-1940), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Automobile engineers


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Automobiles


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Housing


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Planning transportation


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Railroads


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Tenement houses


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Transportation


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Transportation


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Transportation, Automotive


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Transportation, Automotive


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Trucking


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