Felton, S. M. (Samuel Morse), 1809-1889
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Civil engineer of Boston, Mass., and railroad executive. Graduated from Harvard (1834). Engineer for Loammi Baldwin, Jr. and took over his business after Baldwin's death in 1838. Superintendent of construction, Fitchburg Railroad (1843). Later served as president of Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (1851-1864).
From the description of Business records, 1828-1851 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269599364
President of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Co. in 1861, who helped discover and aid detective Allen Pinkerton in foiling an assassination plot aimed at Abraham Lincoln on the way to his first inauguration. The attempt was to take place in Baltimore and with the railroads help a secret trip by rail was made from Harrisburg to Washington.
From the description of Lincoln's secret journey to Washington in 1861 : manuscript, 1862-1867. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 48749296
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Subjects:
- Art, British
- Bridges
- Engineering
- Engravers
- Engraving
- Presidents
- Railroad engineering
- Toll bridges
- Transportation
Occupations:
- Engineers
- Railroad engineers
Places:
- Mill Dam (Boston, Mass.) (as recorded)
- Massachusetts (as recorded)
- Taylor's Falls Bridge (Nashua, N.H.) (as recorded)
- Boston (Mass.) (as recorded)
- Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) (as recorded)
- Nashua (N.H.) (as recorded)
- Great Britain (as recorded)
- Warren Bridge (Boston, Mass.) (as recorded)
