Thomas E. Murray family papers 1898-1987

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Thomas E. Murray family papers 1898-1987

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The Thomas E. Murray family papers contain materials pertaining to the lives and careers of several members of the Murray family and span the period 1860 to 1929. Materials include biographical writings, memorial albums, newspaper clippings, and several photographs. Thomas Edward Murray (1860-1929), an engineer, was second vice president and general manager of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company, later known as the Brooklyn Edison Company. Murray also established several companies of his own and held over 1,100 patents. Murray's son, Thomas E. Murray, Jr. (b. 1891), worked as an engineer at the New York Edison Company for two years before joining his father's firm, the Metropolitan Engineering Company, of which he became president following his father's death. Like his father, Thomas E. Murray, Jr. was a prolific inventor and over 200 patents were issued in his name.

0.42 Linear feet; in one manuscript box.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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