| Birth: | Feb. 7, 1840 | | Death: | Aug. 3, 1919 | 
Multimillionaire capitalist. Soon after the Civil War, Fordyce established the bank Fordyce & Rison in Huntsville, Alabama. Ten year later, he got involved with the railroads. He helped reorganized the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company in 1885 & was named its president. He is credited with constructing over 24,000 miles of railroad tracks throughout Missouri & Arkansas. He became director of the St. Louis Union Trust Company & founded one of the largest health resorts in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Good friends with Presidents McKinley & Grant, Fordyce became active in Democratic politics in Arkansas & Alabama. (bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Search Amazon for Samuel Wesley Fordyce | | | Burial:
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Saint Louis
St. Louis city
Missouri, USA
Plot: Block 337/338/347/348, Lot 5697 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Feb 28, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 20598 |
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