William T. Glidden

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William Taylor Glidden (born September 22, 1805 in Newcastle (Maine) , † January 28, 1893 ibid) was an American captain, ship and railroad manager.

Life

William T. Glidden, a son of John and Sarah Glidden, went to sea from the age of thirteen and reached the rank of captain at the age of 21. He was mainly traveling with merchant ships on routes to China and Europe. At least from 1840 to 1844 he sailed on the Stephen Baldwin ; In 1848 he settled in Boston . Here, together with his business partner JMS Williams, he founded the company Glidden & Williams , which in the 1840s and 1850s was the most important shipping company whose ships sailed from Boston and existed until 1877. The flag of Glidden & Williams featured a red, five-pointed star on a white top and blue bottom. In 1863, Glidden had the house built for himself and his family at 1 Marlborough Street in Back Bay, Boston.

Among the clippers from Glidden & Williams belonged Witch of the Wave , the Morning Light and the Sierra Nevada .

In addition to shipping, Glidden was also involved in the railway sector. He was a director of the Union Pacific Railroad .

Outside of work, Glidden was particularly interested in genealogy . From 1870 he was a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. He was also a member of the Maine Historical Society, Virginia Historical Society, Boston Marine Society, Pine Tree State Club and the Union Club of Boston.

William T. Glidden and the architect Vaughan

Glidden and his wife Catherine gave the Newcastle Congregation St. Andrew's Church designed by Henry Vaughan . The land on which this church was built has been owned by the Glidden family since they moved from New Market in the mid-18th century. Henry Vaughan had come to America on one of Gliddens' ships and lived for some time with the Glidden family. He also designed the Gladisfen residence in Newcastle for them.

family

William T. Glidden was first married to Susan Cotter and second marriage, from 1840, to Catherine C. Glidden. He had four daughters and three sons, only one of whom, John Murray Glidden, survived him and took over the Gladisfen family seat .

literature

  • Short biography in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register , New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 370 f. on-line

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Archived copy ( Memento of October 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ http://www.geocities.com/mppraetorius/com-st.htm ( Memento from March 12, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ https://flagspot.net/flags/us~hfga.html
  4. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/sama/historyculture/upload/Vol8no5Clipper.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Shipbuilding/Shipyards/Clippers(NH).html
  6. ↑ John Hoyt Williams, A Great and Shining Road. The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad , University of Nebraska Pr. 1996, ISBN 0-803-29789-0 , p. 271
  7. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Glidden, William T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Glidden, William Taylor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American captain, ship and railroad manager
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle (Maine)
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1893
Place of death Newcastle (Maine)