Edwin S. Webster
American electrical engineer (1867-1950)
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Edwin Sibley Webster (August 26, 1867 – May 10, 1950) was an American electrical engineer and graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He co-founded Stone & Webster with his friend Charles A. Stone.[1][2] He was president and vice-chairman of the company for many years, becoming chairman on the death of his partner in 1941.
Edwin Webster | |
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Portrait of Webster by John Singer Sargent | |
| Born | August 26, 1867 |
| Died | May 10, 1950 (aged 82) |
Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1888) |
| Occupations | Electrical engineer, businessman |
| Years active | 1890-1941 |
Board member of | Stone & Webster, Consolidated Investment Trust, United Fruit Company, Pacific Mills, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Company, Tampa Electric Company, Ames Shovel & Tool Company |
| Spouse | Jane Depeyster Hovey |
| Children | 3 |
Stone & Webster built their business from a base at Stoughton, Massachusetts into a multi-faceted engineering services company that provided engineering, construction, environmental, and plant operation and maintenance services. They became involved with power generation projects, starting with hydroelectric plants of the late 19th-century that led to building and operating electric streetcar systems in a number of cities across the United States.
As well as industrial plants, they built the 50-storey General Electric Building in New York City, the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, a landmark now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as well as buildings for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Stone & Webster was the prime contractor for the electromagnetic separation plant for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.[3][4]
