A. O. Granger
American industrialist and soldier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Otis Granger (February 14, 1846 ā July 30, 1914) was an American industrialist and soldier. He manufactured and installed gasworks in Philadelphia and served as general manager of the United Gas Improvement Company, before serving as president of multiple fuel and gas light companies in the United States and Canada. He was later a mining engineer and railroad executive, and was reported to be a millionaire as of 1889. He established the Etowah Iron Company in Bartow County, had mining interests in South America, and was a business partner to Joseph M. Gazzam.
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Born | Arthur Otis Granger (1846-02-14)February 14, 1846 Providence, Rhode Island, US |
Died | July 30, 1914(1914-07-30) (aged 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
Resting place | Mount Moriah Cemetery |
Occupation | Industrialist |
Children | 6, including William |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | Union Army |
Years of service | 1862ā1865 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment |
Known for | Secretary to William Tecumseh Sherman |
During the American Civil War, Granger was a private in the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, and became the secretary to General William Tecumseh Sherman. Granger served as part of the March to the Sea, and wrote the papers for General Joseph E. Johnston's surrender in 1865. Granger was an amateur astronomer, and his home included the largest observatory and telescope in the southeastern United States. He was a life member of the Franklin Institute, the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Royal Society of Arts.