John Souther
John Souther | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts | March 1, 1816
Died | September 12, 1911 | (aged 95)
John Souther (March 1, 1816 – September 12, 1911) was the founder of
In 1854 Souther would build two 4-4-0 locomotives for the Fitchburg Railroad, the Hoosac and the Champion. He also built two 25-horsepower steam shovel for Norman Carmine Munson to use in filling the Boston Back Bay.
On his death in 1911, he was survived by a son and a daughter. Souther attended the funeral on May 4, 1870 of Zerah Colburn, the well-known locomotive engineer and journalist, who for a time (circa 1853) was employed by Souther.
References
American Railway Times 4, no. 19 (6 May 1852): Souther's Works at South Boston. American Railway Times 4, no. 43 (21 October 1852): machine shop in South Boston. American Railway Times 5, no. 5 (3 February 1853: machine was commenced at South Boston in the month of December 1851. Weekly Transcript 10, no. 2 (1852), 2: “Globe Works, South Boston.” Souther's business, located on Foundry Street, was known as the Globe Works and Globe Locomotive Works.