| Winans, Thomas de Kay, 1820-1878 | ||||||||||
| type | Collector Patron | |||||||||
| dates | 1820-1878 | |||||||||
| city | Baltimore | |||||||||
| state | MD | |||||||||
| other cities | Newport, RI; Moscow, Russia; | |||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||
| history |
Art collector, locomotive engineer and one of the partners of the major locomotive firm Harrison, Winans and Eastwick (organized to handle the construction of the St. Petersburg - Moscow railroad). In 1843 he went to Russia to take charge of the mechanical department, contracted to equip the railroad with locomotives and other rolling stock in 5 years, and established the Alexandroffsky Mechanical Works. He returned to the USA in 1851, but was recalled to Russia for a new construction in 1866. Business interests were taken over by the Russian government with the payment of a large bonus in 1868. He became director of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and established a soup station outside his house during the Civil War. He devised with his father a cigar-shaped hull for transatlantic steamers, 1859, and devoted the rest of his life to creating a series of ingenious inventions, including improvements in organs, pianos, ventilation, and plumbing. (10/01/2007; www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/Correspondence) |
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| decades | 1840-1850 1850-1860 1860-1870 1870-1880 |
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| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:17 | |||||||||
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