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| '''Samuel Gordon Allen''' (August 24, 1870 – October 16, 1956) was an American lawyer, businessman, and industrialist who specialized in railroad supplies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=October 17, 1956 |title=Samuel G. Allen, 86, Industrialist, Dies |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/10/17/305433832.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |access-date=2023-03-16 |work=The New York Times |pages=35 |language=en}}</ref> He founded the ], the ], and the ]. | '''Samuel Gordon Allen''' (August 24, 1870 – October 16, 1956) was an American lawyer, businessman, and industrialist who specialized in railroad supplies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=October 17, 1956 |title=Samuel G. Allen, 86, Industrialist, Dies |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/10/17/305433832.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |access-date=2023-03-16 |work=The New York Times |pages=35 |language=en}}</ref> He founded the ], the ], and the ]. | ||
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American industrialist (1870–1956)Samuel Gordon Allen (August 24, 1870 – October 16, 1956) was an American lawyer, businessman, and industrialist who specialized in railroad supplies. He founded the Lima Locomotive Works, the Combustion Engineering Company, and the Combustion Engineering Company.
Early life
Allen was born in Warren, Pennsylvania on August 24, 1870. His parents were Marie (nėe Cook) and Orren Cartwright Allen. He attended public schools in Warren, followed by the Maryland Miliary and Naval Academy. He also graduated from the Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University). He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Allen was admitted to the Pennsylvania State Bar on August 24, 1891.
Career
Allen practice law in Warren, Pennsylvania for ten years, starting in 1891. In the early 1900s, he moved to Franklin, Pennsylvania where he was vice president of the Franklin Railway Supply Company, later called the Franklin-Balmar Corp. In 1910, he co-founded the American Arch Co. with Joel S. Coffin, and served as chairman of its board until 1945. Also in 1910, Allen, Coffin, and George L. Borne formed the Locomotive Super-Heater Company, later called the Combustion Engineering Company. Allen and Coffin helped formed the Lima Locomotive Works, later called the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Works. In January 1916, they acquired the controlling interest in the business.
During World War I, Allen served in the U.S. Army Ordinance Division as the assistance chief of the production division. He received the Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
Allen was chairman of the board of the Air Pre-Heater Corp., the Lima Locomotive Works, and the Combustion Engineering Company. He was also associated with the Baldwin Locomotive Works. He was a member of the executive committee of the Superheater Company and was a director of the Franklin Railway Supply Company. At the time of his death, he was the honorary chairman of the Franklin-Balmar Corp.
Personal life
He was married to Anna Lewis of Franklin, Pennsylvania on October 14, 1896. They had a daughter who died in April 1900 before her first birthday. After Anna died, he married Emily Myers of Franklin. In later life, Allen lived in Pinehurst, North Carolina in the winter and in Lake Placid, New York in the summer.
Baldwin was a director of the Pinehurst Religious Association and the Moore County Hospital. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology from 1933 to 1935. He belonged to the Lake Placid Club, Pinehurst Country Club, the Seigniory Club, the Union League Club, and the Westchester County Club. He was also a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He raised pointers and setters and was also a judge for pedigreed dog shows.
Allen died of a heart attack at the age of 82 at his home in Pinehurst on October 16, 1956. He was buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Warren, Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ "Samuel G. Allen, 86, Industrialist, Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. October 17, 1956. p. 35. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Ex-Franklin Industrialist Allen is Dead". The Oil City Derrick. Oil City, Pennsylvania. 1956-10-18. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-03-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Our Card Basket". The News-Herald. Franklin, Pennsylvania. 1896-09-29. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lima Locomotive Co. Sold; Joel S. Coffin and Samuel G. Allen Now in Control" (PDF). The New York Times. January 28, 1916. p. 13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "$6,686,772 Cleared in 1949; Combustion Engineering Report First on Merged Companies" (PDF). The New York Times. March 21, 1950. p. 43. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- "Tete-a-Tete". The Philadelphia Times. 1900-04-07. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.