Fordyce, Samuel Wesley, 1840-1919
Variant namesCapitalist.
Samuel Wesley Fordyce was a businessman who spearheaded efforts to build thousands of miles of railway in the South and Southwest during the late nineteenth century, including the Cotton Belt route that crossed Arkansas. He also was a major force behind the transformation of Hot Springs, Ark., from a small village to major health resort. His son, John Rison Fordyce (1869-1939), was an engineer, inventor, amateur historian, and archaeologist, and candidate for U.S. Congress. He was a member of Dr. Frederick A. Cook's expedition to the Arctic in 1894 and in 1917 was commissioned Major of Engineers and put in charge of the construction of Camp Pike.
From the description of Fordyce papers, 1865-1922. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 225538127
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| referencedIn | Deane, Ernie. Ernie Deane correspondence, 1982. | Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Fordyce, Clifton Powell, 1901-1982. Fordyce family papers : business and personal records, genealogical material, 1400s-1992. | University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Fordyce, Samuel Wesley, 1840-1919. Fordyce papers, 1865-1922. | Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 | Harvard University Archives. |
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| Arkansas--Hot Springs | |||
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| Bathhouses |
| Railroads |
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| Capitalists and financiers |
| Engineers |
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Person
Birth 1840-02-07
Death 1919-08-03
