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| name = George Fox Steedman |
| name = George Fox Steedman |
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| birth_date = 1871<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://steedman.slpl.org/col/4_1.html|title=The Steedman Collection|website=steedman.slpl.org}}</ref> |
| birth_date = January 5, 1871<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://steedman.slpl.org/col/4_1.html|title=The Steedman Collection|website=steedman.slpl.org}}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[St. Louis]], Missouri, U.S. |
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| death_date = 1940 |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1940|4|28|1871|1|5}} |
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| death_place = [[Montecito, California]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Businessman |
| occupation = Businessman |
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| spouse = Carrie Robb Howard |
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| children = Katherine Steedman, Medora Steedman |
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'''George Fox Steedman''' (1871–1940) was an inventor and businessman. |
'''George Fox Steedman''' (1871–1940) was an inventor and businessman. He was the president of Curtis Manufacturing Co., a foundry and machine shop, and built [[Casa del Herrero]]. |
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== Life == |
== Life == |
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Steedman graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 1892.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://steedmanfellowship.wustl.edu/history/the-steedman-family/|title=The Steedman Family - Steedman Fellowship}}</ref> |
Steedman attended the Manual Training School and Washington University in St. Louis<ref>http://johnlisle.us/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I45325&tree=stedman_main</ref>, and then graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 1892.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://steedmanfellowship.wustl.edu/history/the-steedman-family/|title=The Steedman Family - Steedman Fellowship}}</ref> He became president of the family pneumatic machinery business, Curtis Manufacturing Company, in 1903. Steedman married Carrie Robb Howard in 1903, and their two daughters, Katherine and Medora, were born respectively in 1904 and 1909.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803000829/https://www.casadelherrero.com/history_casa.html|title=Casa Del Herrero - Steedman Family History}}</ref> Steedman retired from Curtis Manufacturing Co. on [[Armistice Day]], 1918.<ref name="auto2"/> |
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In the 1920s he and his wife built [[Casa del Herrero]] in California as a summer home, first moving into the house on the day of the [[1925 Santa Barbara earthquake]].<ref name="auto2"/> In 1930 they made it their permanent residence.<ref name="auto2"/> |
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== Philanthropy == |
== Philanthropy == |
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George Fox Steedman | |
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| Born | January 5, 1871[1] St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 1940 (aged 69) Montecito, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Carrie Robb Howard |
| Children | Katherine Steedman, Medora Steedman |
George Fox Steedman (1871–1940) was an inventor and businessman. He was the president of Curtis Manufacturing Co., a foundry and machine shop, and built Casa del Herrero.
Life
Steedman attended the Manual Training School and Washington University in St. Louis[2], and then graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 1892.[3] He became president of the family pneumatic machinery business, Curtis Manufacturing Company, in 1903. Steedman married Carrie Robb Howard in 1903, and their two daughters, Katherine and Medora, were born respectively in 1904 and 1909.[4] Steedman retired from Curtis Manufacturing Co. on Armistice Day, 1918.[4]
In the 1920s he and his wife built Casa del Herrero in California as a summer home, first moving into the house on the day of the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake.[4] In 1930 they made it their permanent residence.[4]
Philanthropy
- In 1926 George Fox Steedman and his sister-in-law established the James Harrison Steedman Traveling Fellowship in Architecture at Washington University in memory of his late brother.
- Steedman endowed the George Fox Steedman Architectural Collection, an architectural library at the St. Louis Public Library, in 1928.[3]
Family
Steedman was the middle of three brothers.[3]
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