| John Emery Harriman | |
|---|---|
 Harriman in 1900, image from Library of Congress | |
| Born | John Emery Harriman, Jr. June 3, 1869 Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 26, 1912 (aged 42) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | Patenting an aerocar |
| Spouse |
Julia Horther (m. 1897) |
| Parent(s) | J. E. Harriman Sr. (father) J. W. Harriman (mother) |
John Emery Harriman, Jr. (June 3, 1869 — May 18, 1916) was an American civil engineer and inventor.
Biography
Harriman was born in 1869 in Somerville, Massachusetts, to John Emery Harriman, Sr., a Civil War veteran of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, and Sarah Jane Wheeler Harriman. His paternal family went back eight generations to 1622, when the Harrimans left Rowley, Yorkshire, England.
He created the Harriman Aeromobile Company and designed a flying machine in 1902. He also designed an aerocar in 1906, which was patented in 1910, but was never manufactured. He also invented a rotary steam engine.
He married Julia C. Horther, ex-wife of artist Hiram Peabody Flagg, on April 22, 1897. He died at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, aged 46, after a brief illness.
Publications
References
- ^ "J. Emery Harriman Dead – Brookline Man, Well Known as an Engineer, Was the Inventor of a New Aeroplane". The Boston Globe. May 19, 1916. p. 15. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- Harriman, John E. (1907). A branch of the Harriman family of New England. Harold B. Lee Library. . p. 30.
- "J. Emery Harriman Dead. Printer More Than 50 Years and Civil War Veteran". The Boston Globe. February 27, 1912. p. 16. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- Wiener, Martin (August 2014). "Flights of Fancy" (PDF).
- "Novel Design by John Emery Harriman Jr, a Civil Engineer, May Compete at St Louis". Boston Daily Globe. Page: 2a11. April 3, 1904. ProQuest 500110033. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
Among the American inventors of machines intended for navigation of the air the latest to enter the field is a Boston man John Emery Harriman Jr ...
- Braun, Hans (1996). Historische aktien aus den USA. ISBN 9783874393973.
...was in fact drawn by none other than John Emery Harriman, Jr. himself. ...
- Artwork by Hiram Peabody Flagg
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