Horner, Frederick Cecil, 1887-1974

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

Biographical Note

• 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)