James D. Reid
Scottish-American telegraph superintendant
About James D. Reid
Lived 1809 – 1901 (aged 92).
James Douglas Reid was a Scotsman who became general superintendent of the Magnetic Telegraph Company of which Amos Kendall was president in 1846. The Magnetic line linked Fort Lee to Philadelphia. Among those who incorporated the line was Samuel Morse. Reid was also superintendent of the Lake Erie Telegraph Company, and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & Louisville Telegraph Company. He wrote a detailed history of the telegraph industry
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Who was James D. Reid?
Scottish-American telegraph superintendant
When was James D. Reid born?
James D. Reid was born on 22 March 1809 in Edinburgh.
When did James D. Reid die?
James D. Reid died on 28 April 1901 in San Francisco.
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