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
Captain William T. Glidden
Born(1805-09-22)September 22, 1805
Newcastle, Maine
DiedJanuary 28, 1893(1893-01-28) (aged 87)
Newcastle, Maine
OccupationSea 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.
  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. 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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