Vauclain, Samuel M. (Samuel Matthews), 1856-1940

Samuel Matthews Vauclain Jr. (1880-1913) was the son of Samuel Matthews Vauclain, inventor of the compound locomotive. After studying at Central High School in Philadelphia, then mechanical engineering at Cornell University, he began working for his father at The Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1902. Sam was only employed a few months when the company decided to send him to Japan. While staying in Hawaii, war broke out between Russia and Japan. He continued his business trip to Japan, and later Australia. Sam later obtained a new position in the company and spent the rest of his short career in the Philadelphia office. In the spring of 1912 he contracted tuberculosis and later passed away in Castle Hot Springs, Arizona.

From the description of Samuel Matthews Vauclain Jr. papers, 1896-1929. (Southern Methodist University). WorldCat record id: 752311424

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