Amasa stone bishop biography

Amasa Stone Bishop (1921 – May 21, 1997) was an American nuclear physicist specializing in fusion physics.
Amasa Stone Bishop was an American nuclear physicist specializing in fusion physics.
Amasa Stone, Jr. (April 27, 1818 – May 11, 1883) was an American industrialist who is best remembered for having created a regional railroad empire.

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Amasa Stone

American industrialist

Amasa Stone, Jr.
Amasa Stone
Born	(1818-04-27)April 27, 1818 Charlton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1883(1883-05-11) (aged 65) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Bridge builder, railroad executive, businessman
Known for	Philanthropy
Spouse	Julia Ann Gleason
Children	3, including Flora Amelia
Relatives	Helen Hay Whitney (granddaughter)

Amasa Stone, Jr. (April 27, 1818 – May 11, 1883) was an American industrialist who is best remembered for having created a regional railroad empire centered in the U.S. state of Ohio from 1860 to 1883. He gained fame in New England in the 1840s for building hundreds of bridges, most of them Howe truss bridges (the patent for which he had licensed from its inventor). After moving into railroad construction in 1848, Stone moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1850. Within four years he was a director of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad and the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad. The latter merged with the Lake Shore and Michigan So

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MATHER, FLORA STONE

MATHER, FLORA STONE (6 Apr. 1852-19 Jan. 1909), was a philanthropist dedicated to Cleveland religious, educational, and social-reform activities. Flora Amelia Stone, youngest daughter of AMASA STONE and Julia Gleason Stone, was born in the family mansion on Superior Avenue and graduated with honors from CLEVELAND ACADEMY. In 1875 her sister, Clara, married JOHN HAY; in 1881 Flora married SAMUEL MATHER. Their children were Samuel Livingston, Amasa Stone, Philip Richard, and Constance (later Mrs. Robt. Bishop).

In 1896, Mrs. Mather founded Goodrich House in honor of her childhood pastor, Rev. Wm. H. Goodrich, also supporting its outgrowth activities, including the LEGAL AID SOCIETY and CONSUMERS LEAGUE OF OHIO. Mrs. Mather supported many activities of Western Reserve University, including the Advisory Council, College for Women (renamed Mather College in her honor in 1931), and Adelbert College. In 1892 she constructed Guilford Cottage (later Guilford House), a dormitory on campus named in honor of her former teacher, LINDA T. GUILFORD. She gave funds in

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TOWN OF YORKSHIRE

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES FROM: "HISTORICAL GAZETTEER AND BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published 1893
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Yorkshire � Chapter XLVIII (48)

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Surnames: BISHOP, HAWKINS, BABBIT, HOWELL, JONES

Ira BISHOP, son of John and Dorcas (HAWKINS) BISHOP, was born in Williamsburg, Mass. In 1797 he settled in Otsego, NY, where he lived until 1831, when he moved to Yorkshire with an ox-team, bringing his wife and five children and settling on the farm now owned by his son, Amasa H. BISHOP. He took up 160 acres of land, which he cleared. He taught school and was justice of the peace for several years. He married Margaret BABBIT of Otsego. Children: Maryette, Dorcas, Palmyra, Reuben B., Miranda M., John D., Sarah A., Amasa H., and Romelia E. BISHOP. He died in 1866 and his wife in 1879.

Amasa H. BISHOP was born March 19, 1837, and has always been a farmer, being also for a