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Horatio Earle
American politician
Horatio Sawyer Earle (1855–1935), known as the "Father of Good Roads" or simply Horatio "Good Roads" Earle, was an American transport engineer.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Horatio Earle (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Feb 14, 1855, died Dec 25, 1935.1
Companies
Early life and education
Earle was born February 14, 1855, on a farm in Mount Holly, Vermont. He married Agnes Lincoln in 1874 and they had a son, Romeo Horatio Earle in 1878. Agnes died from tuberculosis later that year.
Earle worked a series of jobs until becoming a traveling salesman for farm equipment at age 31. He married Anna Maria Keyes in 1882 and they had a son, George Lewis Earle the following year. On January 5, 1889, the family moved to Detroit, Michigan, and shortly thereafter Earle began selling and developing agricultural implements.
From Wikipedia’s article on Horatio Earle (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: engineer, politician, civil engineer.5
- Date not recordedFounded American Road and Transportation Builders Association3
- Date not recordedMember of the State Senate of Michigan4
Personal life
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- 1WikidataHoratio Earle on Wikidata
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- 12Wikimedia CommonsHoratio Earle photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain