Distinguished men of Baltimore and of Maryland . e & Ohio. Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton System;li. J;iini;iiy 2s. is(ii. New Hartland. Vt.: eil. district schools; firad. Windsor (Vermont* ; entered railway service ISTVt in track department Central Vermont Railroad; later enteringtrain service, became UMnmotive engineer on the Connecticni and Passnmpsie Railroad; after fonryears lie heeauie en^infcr un tlie Lake Shore Railroad, afterwards a condnctur on the IanI and Sault Ste. Marie Uaitroa<l (tlie Soo Line*; first ofljcial position trainmaster of theSMj; later
Distinguished men of Baltimore and of Maryland . e & Ohio. Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton System;li. J;iini;iiy 2s. is(ii. New Hartland. Vt.: eil. district schools; firad. Windsor (Vermont* ; entered railway service ISTVt in track department Central Vermont Railroad; later enteringtrain service, became UMnmotive engineer on the Connecticni and Passnmpsie Railroad; after fonryears lie heeauie en^infcr un tlie Lake Shore Railroad, afterwards a condnctur on the IanI and Sault Ste. Marie Uaitroa<l (tlie Soo Line*; first ofljcial position trainmaster of theSMj; later promoted to division snperintendent; in ISJtJt he became assistant general manager of theB. & O. R. resigning in llMPl to become assistant to pres. Krie Railroad, afterwards first vice-pres. and gen. nigr. <d same road: .Tainiary 1. IU(H. became second vice-president of the C. B. &(J. R. R. in charge of operation; elected president of the B. & O. System. Jaunary. llHu. and hasfilled this position to the present time. 104. EMERSON, CAPTAIN ISAAC EDWARD, pres. Emerson Drug and originator of ; It. Chapt-l Hill. N. July -24. 1859; s. Robert J. and Cornelia Lewis (Hndsou) Emer-son: attended U. of N. eraduatinu* as cdiemist, 1879: assisted 1 yr. in lab. U. of N. C.: becameres. Balto., 1881, where he entered the -etail drug business and established a factory; during years1SS4-18S0. prop, three retail drug stores; originated formula of Bromo-Selzer and withdrew fromretail bus.: organized Emerson Drug 1891. and is its pres.: also pres. Citro Chfmical W<»rks ofAm.; 5 years dir. Drovers & Mechanics Bank of Balto.; erected the Emerson , Kallo. andCalvert streets, at a cost of $1,000,000; has enviable war record, in 1894 organizing Md. NavalReserve, which mustered into service in 1898. under his personal command; commissioned lieuten-ant in U. S. in command of Fifth Lighthouse Dist.; elected capt. Md. Naval Brigade, resigning190
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