Burns D. Caldwell
Burns Durbin Caldwell (1858 – September 24, 1922)American Railway Express Company.
Early life
Caldwell was born in
née Roney) Caldwell (1827–1908).[1]
Career
He started his career as a clerk in the auditor's office of the
American Railway Express Company, becoming chairman of the board while George Chadbourne Taylor became president.[2][3]
Personal life
On December 3, 1884, Caldwell was married to Sarah Elizabeth Bowman (1860–1948), a daughter of Bishop
U.S. Senate during President Abraham Lincoln's administration.[4] They lived at 99 High Street in Orange, New Jersey and did not have any children.[1]
Caldwell died on September 24, 1922, in a stateroom aboard a Pullman train just before he reached Burlington, Vermont while he was on his way home from a fishing trip in Canada.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "BURNS D. CALDWELL DIES IN A PULLMAN; President of Wells, Fargo & Co. Stricken in Vermont on Way Home From a Fishing Trip. BEGAN AS RAIL ROAD CLERK Chairman of Board of American Railway Express Co. Was 64 and Lived in Orange". The New York Times. 26 September 1922. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "ORGANIZE EXPRESS MERGER; Burns D. Caldwell Chairman of Board and G.C. Taylor President". The New York Times. 26 June 1918. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "GEORGE C. TAYLOR'S ESTATE.; President of American Railway Express Co. Left $448,053". The New York Times. 1 August 1924. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (14 May 1948). "MRS. S. CALDWELL, HELPED COLLEGES; Widow of the Railway Express Company Chairman Dies in Her Home at Orange, N.J." The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
External links
- Burns Durbin Caldwell at Find a Grave
- LETTER FROM BURNS D CALDWELL TO THOMAS ALVA EDISON, JULY 5TH, 1911, Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University