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Harrison E. Gawtry
Harrison Edward Gawtry (November 28, 1840 – January 28, 1919) was an American businessman who was one of the organizers of the Consolidated Gas Company of New York, and served as president for more than ten years until his retirement in December 1904 Early life Gawtry was born on November 28, 1840, in New York City. He was a son of Woolen merchant William M. Gawtry (1808–1893), who emigrated from England to New York in 1821, and his first wife, Harriet Hedden. After the death of his mother, his father married Anne Eliza Walker in 1857. His paternal grandfather, John Gawtry, was born at Elvington, North Yorkshire, Elvington, near York, in 1773 and died in Geneva, New York, in 1847. During the U.S. Civil War, Gawtry served with Company K of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia, 7th Regiment, New York. Career In 1878, Gawtry became interested in the Municipal Gas Light Company together with Charles G. Francklyn. In 1884, Gawtry and Francklyn led the merger of six gas companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consolidated Gas Company Of New York
Consolidated Edison, Inc., commonly known as Con Edison (stylized as conEdison) or ConEd, is one of the largest Investor-owned utility, investor-owned Energy company, energy companies in the United States, with approximately $12 billion in annual revenues as of 2017, and over $62 billion in assets. The company provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through its subsidiaries: *Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY), a Public utilities commission, regulated utility providing electric and gas service in New York City and Westchester County, New York, and District heating, steam service in the borough of Manhattan; *Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., a regulated utility serving customers in a area in southeastern New York (state), New York and northern New Jersey; *Con Edison Solutions, an energy services company; *Con Edison Energy, a wholesale energy services company; *Con Edison Development, a company that owns and operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
