These, he said, were at that very time "funding the operation of at least 65 small country schools for the education and betterment of African Americans in Virginia and other portions of the South, all unknown to the recipients." Mark Twain and Henry Huttleston Rogers in Virginia. Henry left home for Pennsylvania in 1861. It operated some of the largest and most powerful steam, electric, and diesel locomotives throughout its 50-year history. [4] He became particularly well skilled at calculating transportation costs, a skill which would later serve him well. Her childhood home, a two-story, gable-end frame house built in the Greek Revival style, has been preserved. They were collected and published as The History of the Standard Oil Company in 1904. Some speculate that the Deepwater Railway was probably intended for resale in the manner of the earlier two West Virginia short lines. His last major enterprise was building the Virginian Railroad to service the West Virginia coal fields. However, the owners remained in charge of the smaller companies which made up four of the Seven Sisters. Henry Huttleston Rogers (January 29, 1840 - May 19, 1909) was an American industrialist and financier. Each issue is an individual biography, with each year devoted to a special group of biographies. Henry Huttleston Rogers: Portrait of a "Capitalist". Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Instead of abandoning the project, Page and Rogers secretly developed a plan to extend their new railroad all the way across West Virginia and Virginia to port at Hampton Roads. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. Her interviews with him were the basis of her negative exposé of Standard Oil's questionable business practices. Instead of abandoning the project, Page and Rogers secretly developed a plan to extend their new railroad all the way across West Virginia and Virginia to port at Hampton Roads. He worked in variety of small business enterprises during the next few years, owning interests in several. A Rogers coal property attorney in Staunton, Virginia formed another intrastate railroad in Virginia, the Tidewater Railway. Meetings between Tarbell and Rogers began in January of 1902 and continued regularly over the next two years. The short story brought international attention, and was even translated into classic Greek. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. As the demand for kerosene and a new byproduct, gasoline, grew in the United States, by 1868, what was to become Standard Oil was the world's largest oil refinery. In April 1907, they traveled together on the Kanawha to the Jamestown Exposition in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Colony. Many historians consider the Virginian Railway to be one of his greatest legacies. Henry Huttleston Rogers and Abby Palmer Gifford Rogers had five children. Some of the other most self-made robber baron types of the late 19th century became well-known for becoming philanthropists at the end of their careers. Soon, his Standard Oil companies owned a majority of the lines, which provided cheap, efficient transportation for oil. In 1890 the U.S. Congress passed Sherman Antitrust Act. When the newly formed Mutual Alliance Trust Company opened for business in New York on the Tuesday after June 29, 1902, there were 13 directors, including Emanuel Lehman, William Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Rogers. During this time, Rockefeller became friends with Henry Morrison Flagler. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? At his peak, he was probably the most popular American celebrity of his time. Henry H. Rogers eventually remarried Emelie Augusta Randel Hart, a New York socialite, but had no children with his second wife. An in-depth biography of the man responsible for such classics as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Prince and the Pauper offers an account of the humorist's later years. HENRY HUTTLESTON ROGERS. If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. In 1881, the National Transit Company was formed by Standard Oil to own and operate Standard's pipelines. The Wamsutta Company was the first of many textile mills that gradually came to supplant whaling as the principal employer in New Bedford. This mule-drawn transportation was expensive and fraught with difficulties: leaking barrels, muddy trails, wagon breakdowns and mule/driver problems. Please reset your password. John D. Rockefeller quietly accepted the offer on Rogers' exact terms. The Select Board serves as the Town's chief executive, acting through the Town Administrator, who is responsible for the This worked well at first. Henry Huttleston Rogers (født 29. januar 1840, død 19. mai 1909) var en amerikkansk kapitalist, forretningsmann og filantrop. Rogers funded the draining of the mill pond to create a park, installed the town's public water and sewer systems, and served as superintendent of streets for his hometown. Nevertheless, Rogers amassed a great fortune, estimated at over $100 million. Henry Huttleston Rogers was born into a working-class family in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, on January 29 1840.He was the son of Rowland Rogers, a former ship captain, bookkeeper, and grocer, and Mary Eldredge Huttleston Rogers. He rode in Rogers' personal rail car, "Dixie", making speeches at many locations over a 7-day period. It was during this period that the Pratt interests and Henry Rogers were brought into the fold. - letter to Henry H. Rogers, 13 July 1905. Abbie brought his meals to the "works," and often he would sleep but three hours a night rolled up in a blanket by the side of a still. Also, known only to a few trustees at Dr. Washington's insistence, Rogers had also generously provided support to institutions of higher education, including Tuskegee Institute and Hampton Institute. Soon, his Standard Oil companies owned a majority of the lines, which provided cheap, efficient transportation for oil. d. 19 May 1909 New York City, NY, USA: Geneagraphie - Families all over the world It borders the Acushnet River to the west and Buzzards Bay to the south. Rogers was an energetic man, and exhibited ruthlessness, and iron determination. In 1850 or 1851, he came to New York City, where he worked for a similar company handling paint and oil. He was able to persuade the leading citizens of Roanoke and Norfolk, both strongholds of the rival Norfolk and Western, that his new railroad would be a boon to both communities, secretly securing crucial rights-of-way in the process. In Riverside Cemetery, the Henry Huttleston Rogers Mausoleum is patterned after the Temple of Minerva in Athens, Greece. In 1861, 21-year-old Henry pooled his savings of approximately $600 with a friend, Charles Ellis. A descendant of the original Mayflower Pilgrims, he made his fortune in the oil refining business, becoming a leader at Standard Oil. Standard Oil Trust attracted attention from antitrust authorities and the Ohio Attorney General filed and won an antitrust suit in 1892. All 73 persons aboard were saved. Born in 30 Jun 1907 and died in 28 Aug 1966 Cody, Wyoming Henry Huttleston Rogers "Hank" Coe Sr. I learn that instead of taking old things, you took my best . "A timely novel highlighting the worth and delicate nature of Nature itself." -Delia Owens Learn more. When Rockefeller observed this, he began to acquire many of the new pipelines. Tarbell would bring up various case histories and Rogers would provide for her an explanation, documents and figures concerning the case. However, his ventures in Florida marked the beginning of his gradual reduction in management participation at Standard Oil. Books. In May 1896, at the home in New York City of editor-essayist Laurence Hutton, Rogers and Mark Twain first saw Ms. Keller, who was then fourteen years old. A triumph in railroading which H. H. Rogers would have dearly liked to witness LOC 4313786806.jpg 2,252 × 3,361; 1.1 MB. Abbie Palmer Gifford Rogers died unexpectedly on May 21, 1894. Their backgrounds included working separately for a number of years in various retail enterprises, including the grain business. "It was not given those attending these happy festivities to know that - but three months later - in May, 1894, this gentle woman was to die in New York City after an operation performed to save her life.". Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Bringing-in-the-Teddy-Turk.jpg 1,024 × 662; 151 KB. Dr. Washington not only credited Rogers with substantial aid and encouragement, but with instituting the then-innovative procedure of matching funds. Typical of his seemingly dualist nature, Rogers both helped build and operate Standard Oil, and through his interviews with Tarbell, he (perhaps unintentionally) helped bring it under better control in the public interest. (1840-1909) Henry Huttleston Rogers was born in Fairhaven in 1840, the second of three children of Rowland and Mary (Huttleston) Rogers. Rogers reorganized Twain's tangled finances, and the two became close friends for the rest of Rogers' life. Financed almost entirely from Rogers' own resources, instead of interchanging, it competed with the much larger Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Norfolk and Western Railway for coal traffic. HHR, #2 man at Standard Oil, circa 1900, gave his home town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, some of the most gorgeous buildings in the U.S. - Fairhaven High Sch. Huddleston, Eugene L. "Rogers, Henry Huttleston"; Manns, Leslie D. "Dominance in the Oil Industry: Standard Oil from 1865 to 1911" in David I. Rosenbaum ed, Messent, Peter. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. GREAT NEWS! It operated some of the largest and most powerful steam, electric, and diesel locomotives throughout its 50-year history. Of modest means, he spent three winters as a student at Wesleyan Academy, and is said to have lived on a dollar a week at times. History does not tell us if he foresaw that the promising young man was destined to become one of his major partners. On advice of her physician, he took her to Florida for the winter months beginning in 1877, and she did seem to improve with the gentle winter and cool ocean breezes there. One passenger station has been restored in Suffolk, Virginia, a replica built and museum established in Princeton, and work is underway on a larger former VGN station in Roanoke. All 73 persons aboard were saved. Rogers reorganized Twain's tangled finances, and the two became close friends for the rest of Rogers' life. In 1899, with William Rockefeller, he formed the first $75,000,000 section of the gigantic trust, Amalgamated Copper, which was the subject of much acrid criticism then and for years afterward. You can still file a request but no one will be notified. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Twain returned to Norfolk, Virginia with Rogers in April 1909, and was the guest speaker at the dedication dinner held for the newly completed Virginian Railway, a "Mountains to Sea" engineering marvel of the day. Rogers was surprisingly open with Tarbell, as he apparently realized that she would write the series with or without his help, and he wanted to make sure her information was correct, and for the company's case to be "made right". Hank was born to Margaret "Peg" Shaw . Yores in Jesus, S.L.C. but I had a narrow escape. Also an additional volunteer within fifty miles. Rogers led the opposition among the New York refiners. Over a period of about five months, he gradually recovered. Coe on April 29, 1946, in Cody. When Pratt met Rogers at McClintocksville on a business trip, he already knew Charles Ellis, having earlier bought whale oil from him back east in Fairhaven. Also an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. When Henry Huttleston Rogers Coe was born on 30 June 1907, in Deal, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, his father, William Robertson Coe, was 38 and his mother, Mary (Mai) Huddleston Rogers, was 31. dictionary. The opposition among the New York refiners was led by Rogers. During the winter of 1898–99, the National Transit Company built a 10-inch wrought iron pipeline that stretched from the Pipe Creek on the Ohio River to Akron, with branches to Canton, Massillon, Dover, New Philadelphia, Uhrichsville, and Dennison. Rates in that era were promulgated and published in what was called "tariffs" and were public information. WEATHER PERMITTING Temporarily Postponed in 2020: Watch for Details Tours begin … In Fairhaven, the Rogers family gifts are located throughout the town. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Rogers' oversaw Standard Oil's organization of Amalgamated Copper (1889) and Consolidated Gas (1884), holding companies aimed at controlling copper and natural gas production and distribution. "Henry Huttleston Rogers (January 29, 1840 - May 19, 1909) was an American industrialist and financier. (I have never seen any documentation that involves Rogers in this railroad, and comments by Gov. Add to your scrapbook. When Pratt met Rogers at McClintocksville on a business trip, he already knew Charles Ellis, having earlier bought whale oil from him back east in Fairhaven. Pitiless in business deals, in his personal affairs he was warm and generous, and at sixty, according to Tarbell, "by all odds, the handsomest and most distinguished figure in Wall Street." Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. railway enthusiasts groups has more than 800 members. The VGN was merged into the Norfolk & Western in 1959. In 1893, a mutual friend introduced Rogers to humorist Mark Twain. Washington became a frequent visitor to Rogers' office, his 85-room mansion in Fairhaven, and the yacht. Henry H. Rogers and. This reference article is mainly selected from the English Wikipedia with only minor checks and changes (see www.wikipedia.org for details of authors and sources) and is available under the, Standard Oil Trust: Rogers in contradictory roles, Building Standard Oil with John D. Rockefeller. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Henry H. Rogers. Trolleys, which cost only a nickel a ride through most of their existence, help facilitate mass transit across the Island by reaching communities not serviced by trains. When he died in May 1909, he was interred beside first wife Abbie in Fairhaven's Riverside Cemetery. As a teenager, Hen Rogers carried newspapers and he worked in his father's grocery store, making deliveries by wagon. Rogers was an energetic man, and exhibited ruthlessness, and iron determination. The misunderstood events of the last ten years of Mark Twain's life are liberated in an incisive biography, demonstrating that, while he lived in the shadows of losses, he continued to explore the balance between love and pain with energy ... Their oldest daughter, Anne Engle Rogers, was born in 1865 in Pennsylvania. Of course, he was regarded as very successful when Rogers returned home to Fairhaven for a short vacation the next year. Source for information on Rogers, Henry Huttleston: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. ", Montague, Gilbert Holland. Things looked pretty grim financially until he met Henry Rogers in 1893. (in other words, mark two fathoms). Rogers and Ellis and their tiny refinery made $30,000 their first year. In 1899, Rogers had a luxury steam yacht built by a shipyard in the Bronx. While working with Pratt, Rogers invented an improved way of separating naphtha, a mixture of hydrocarbon compounds produced during the distillation of crude oil, from the oil. By 1870 Anne Engle and Cara Leland had been born. During the winter of 1898–99, the National Transit Company built a 10-inch wrought iron pipeline that stretched from the Pipe Creek on the Ohio River to Akron, with branches to Canton, Massillon, Dover, New Philadelphia, Uhrichsville, and Dennison. Rogers traced his roots back to the pilgrims who sailed to Massachusetts on the Mayflower in 1620. The first successful metal pipeline was completed in 1865, when Samuel Van Syckel built a four-mile pipeline from Pithole, Pennsylvania, to the nearest railroad. They began to meet in January 1902 and continued for the next two years. //