Carl Magee
Carlton Cole "Carl" Magee (born January 1872 in Iowa , † 1946 in El Paso ) was an American lawyer and publisher . He patented the first parking meter .
In 1922 Magee founded the newspaper "Magees Independent". In 1923 the name changed to "New Mexico State Tribune" and in 1933 to Albuquerque Tribune . In 2008, the magazine stopped appearing.
Magee became known for uncovering the Teapot Dome scandal , a bribery scandal during the tenure of US President Warren G. Harding . Magee was the editor of the newspaper until his transfer to the "Oklahoma City News".
In journalism he is known for the motto “Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way”.
Magee switched from the Republican Party to the Democrats and ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate .
Magee is considered to be the inventor of the parking meter . On May 13, 1935, he filed a patent for a “coin-controlled parking meter”. The patent was registered under patent number 2,118,318 on May 4, 1938. The first installed "Black Maria" parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City .
He died in El Paso in 1946 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Findagrave.com names Tulsa , Oklahoma as the place where he passed away.
- ↑ ABQtrib will remain available ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 22, 2010
- ^ Carl Magee in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ↑ Burkhard Straßmann: Parking meters: Too smart , In: Die Zeit No. 33, August 12, 2010, p. 31
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Magee, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Magee, Carlton Cole (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1946 |
| Place of death | El Paso |