Charles Hosmer Morse (September 23, 1833 – May 5, 1921) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Morse was born at
St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He graduated from
St. Johnsbury Academy
St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) is an independent, private, coeducational, non-profit boarding and day school located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the United States. The academy enrolls students in grades 9-12. It was founded by Thaddeus Fairbanks ...
in 1850. Shortly after graduation he joined his uncle, Zelotus Hosmer, in the Boston office of
E. & T. Fairbanks, marketing platform scales. He was promoted to the New York office, and then to Chicago, eventually establishing a branch that would go on to be known as
Fairbanks-Morse
Fairbanks, Morse and Company was an American manufacturing company in the late 19th and early 20th century. Originally a weighing scale manufacturer, it later diversified into pumps, engines, windmills, coffee grinders, radios, farm tractors, fee ...
corporation. He was also an early resident of and influential figure in the city of
Winter Park,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
.
Morse was a prominent developer in Chicago, for whom Morse Avenue in far-north Rogers Park takes its name.
See also
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Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, a museum noted for its '' art nouveau'' collection, houses the most comprehensive collection of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany found anywhere, a major collection of American art pottery, and fi ...
Footnotes
External links
History of Charles Hosmer Morse and Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable TrustBiography of Charles Hosmer Morse at the Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida websiteShort biography of Charles Hosmer Morse at Winter Park Public Library
1833 births
1921 deaths
People from Caledonia County, Vermont
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