William T. Glidden

William Taylor Glidden was a ship captain, packet line co-owner and investor in railroads, including the U.S. transcontinental railroad.[1]

Captain

William T. Glidden
portrait of William Taylor Glidden
Captain William T. Glidden
Born(1805-09-22)September 22, 1805
Newcastle, Maine
DiedJanuary 28, 1893(1893-01-28) (aged 87)
Newcastle, Maine
Occupation(s)Sea captain, shipping line owner
OrganizationGlidden & Williams

Life and career

Glidden was born in Newcastle, Maine. At the age of 14, he went to sea and by the time he was 21 was a captain. His trade routes were to China and Europe.[2]

He was a partner in the clipper ship firm Glidden & Williams along with John M. S. Williams.[3]

Glidden was an investor in the Union Pacific Railroad, as well as the associated construction company Crédit Mobilier. He eventually became a director of the former and a trustee of the latter.[4] He also was a director of the Cedar Rapids and Missouri Railroad and the Wisconsin Central Railroad.[5]

In 1851, Glidden became a life member of the Boston Marine Society. The Society's purpose was to provide aid to other members, mostly ship captains, and their families in times of need.[2][6]

References
  1. Chamberlain, George Walter (1925). Strong, Lucia Glidden (ed.). The descendants of Charles Glidden of Portsmouth and Exeter, New Hampshire. Boston. pp. 163–4. Retrieved February 24, 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Waters, Henry F. (1893). The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 47. Boston: The New England Genealogical Society. pp. 370–1. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  3. Blume, Kenneth J. (2012). Historical dictionary of the U.S. maritime industry. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780810856349. OCLC 741415839. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. Bain, David Haward (1999). Empire Express. New York: The Penguin Group.
  5. Martin, Roy L. (January 1941). History of the Wisconsin Central (Bulletin No. 54). Boston: The Railroad and Locomotive Historical Society, Inc.
  6. Manual of the constitution and by-laws of the Boston Marine Society. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill. 1896. p. 78. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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