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John Joy Edson
John Joy Edson (May 17, 1846 – July 15, 1935), was president of the Washington Loan and Trust Company, Equitable Co-operative Building Association, treasurer of the American Geographical Society, and Chairman of the Board and treasurer of the National Geographic Society. Biography John Joy Edson was born on May 17, 1846, in Jefferson, Ohio. He attended public schools in Ohio. At 14, he enlisted in the 61st New York Infantry Regiment, 61st New York Volunteers serving in the American Civil War, Civil War in the Virginia and Maryland campaigns. He was a clerk in the office of the Comptroller of the Currency, from 1863 to 1875. He graduated from George Washington University, Columbia Law School in 1868 with a Juris Doctor, J.D. He practiced patent law from 1875 to 1881 with his brother, Joseph Edson. In 1879, he organized the Equitable Co-operative Building Association, serving as secretary, and president from 1898 to 1935. He was vice president of the Washington Loan and Trust Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson, Ohio
Jefferson is a village in and the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,226 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ashtabula micropolitan area, northeast of Cleveland. Modern-day Jefferson sports the world's only perambulator museum and a historical complex including several restored 19th-century buildings. Joshua Giddings' law office has also been restored as a museum. Annual village events include the Ashtabula County Fair, the Strawberry Festival, Jefferson Days, and the Covered Bridge Festival. History Jefferson was officially founded by Gideon Granger, U.S. Postmaster General during Thomas Jefferson's administration, in 1803. He envisioned the new settlement as a "Philadelphia of the West," and early plans for the village were based upon the layout of that city. A cabin was erected by Granger's agent in 1804, but the settlement's first permanent residents arrived only in 1805: the Samuel Wilson family. Wilson, misled by land agents, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |