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Harrison Arms | |
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| Born | Harrison H. Arms August 3, 1839
Adams,
Jefferson County, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 1917 (aged 77) near
Marshall, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Lucy R. |
Harrison H. Arms (August 3, 1839 – July 5, 1917) was a Toledo, Ohio livery and stable operator who, in 1885, formed the Arms Palace Horse Car Company for the purpose of transporting racehorses and other high-value animals by rail in a specialized type of " horse car" of his own design.[ citation needed]
Early life
Harrison H. Arms [1] was born on August 3, 1839, in Adams, Jefferson County, New York. [2]
Career
Arms was the founder of the Arms Palace Horse Car Company. He had offices in Chicago and had a stock farm in Marshall, Michigan. [3]
Arms was a stockholder and director of the Monrovia First National Bank and the Southern Counties Gas Company. [3] He also built the first cheese factory in New York. [3]
Personal life
Arms married Lucy R. [3] He moved to Monrovia, California, around 1907 and built a home at 215 Highland Avenue. [3]
Arms died on July 5, 1917, at his country estate near Marshall, Michigan. [3] He was cremated and interred in Toledo, Ohio. [1]
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"Harrison Arms Dies". The Lexington Herald. July 6, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
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"Arms".
Chicago Tribune. July 6, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
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"Millionaire Monrovian is Dead in East". Monrovia Daily News. July 5, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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- 1839 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from Jefferson County, New York
- People from Monrovia, California
- People from Marshall, Michigan
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- American people in rail transportation
- American business biography, 19th-century birth stubs
- American rail transportation biography stubs
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2015) |
Harrison Arms | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harrison H. Arms August 3, 1839
Adams,
Jefferson County, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 1917 (aged 77) near
Marshall, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Lucy R. |
Harrison H. Arms (August 3, 1839 – July 5, 1917) was a Toledo, Ohio livery and stable operator who, in 1885, formed the Arms Palace Horse Car Company for the purpose of transporting racehorses and other high-value animals by rail in a specialized type of " horse car" of his own design.[ citation needed]
Early life
Harrison H. Arms [1] was born on August 3, 1839, in Adams, Jefferson County, New York. [2]
Career
Arms was the founder of the Arms Palace Horse Car Company. He had offices in Chicago and had a stock farm in Marshall, Michigan. [3]
Arms was a stockholder and director of the Monrovia First National Bank and the Southern Counties Gas Company. [3] He also built the first cheese factory in New York. [3]
Personal life
Arms married Lucy R. [3] He moved to Monrovia, California, around 1907 and built a home at 215 Highland Avenue. [3]
Arms died on July 5, 1917, at his country estate near Marshall, Michigan. [3] He was cremated and interred in Toledo, Ohio. [1]
References
- ^
a
b
"Harrison Arms Dies". The Lexington Herald. July 6, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Arms".
Chicago Tribune. July 6, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
"Millionaire Monrovian is Dead in East". Monrovia Daily News. July 5, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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| This article about an American businessperson born in the 1830s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This biography related to rail transport in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1839 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from Jefferson County, New York
- People from Monrovia, California
- People from Marshall, Michigan
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- American people in rail transportation
- American business biography, 19th-century birth stubs
- American rail transportation biography stubs