About Irving Capers Lord
Lived 1827 – 1914 (aged 86–87). Irving Capers Lord was an industrialist.
Irvin Capers Lord (November 23, 1827 – September 22, 1914) was an industrialist and mayor of Houston.
Early life Lord was born in Charleston, South Carolina on November 23, 1827, to Jacob Nathaniel Lord and Mary Elizabeth Tarbox Lord.
Career Lord was a tradesman and an industrialist. He had owned a sawmill in Houston, but was best known for Eagle Iron Works, a manufacturer of iron and brass products.
Personal life In 1848, Lord married Emeline Seddons. They resided in Charleston until the yellow fever epidemic in 1854, which claimed the lives of some of their children. The Lords had a total of sixteen children, but only Sam Lord, Dora Lord, and Mary Elizabeth Lord Noble survived their father.
Death Lord died on September 23, 1914, and was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
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industrialist and mayor of Houston
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Irving Capers Lord was an industrialist.
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