Educated at Michigan University
Past President and Director of the Adirondack League and the Railroad Gazette. Avid tennis player and world traveler too. His name was frequently listed in immigration records after trips abroad. William was a successful publisher who penned The lovers of the woods (New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1901). His publishing company, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp, is still in business today (2015).
OBIT:
William Henry Boardman, for many years president of the Railroad Gazette (now the Railway Age Gazette), and for eight years its editor, died at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., February 16. He was born in Dixon, 111., on August 3, 1846. His father owned and published the Dixon Telegraph. It was in this office that Mr. Boardman first learned the many details of printing and publishing which stood him in good stead later. He was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1869. During the years that he was at the University he was employed during vacation times in the survey of the Great Lakes then being made by the War Department. After working for a time on his father's news paper, Mr. Boardman was employed by the Railroad Gazette, then published in Chicago. From that time and until early in 1911, when he became ill, Mr. Boardman gave his entire time to the affairs of what is now the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co. At the time of the great Chicago fire, in 1871, he put the remaining assets of the Railroad Gazette in his bag and started for New York, where the work of publishing the paper was resumed. In 1878 he established a home in Franklin, now Nutley, N. J., and lived there for 22 years. He was active in politics, an officer in the town government, president of the school board, and an officer of several of the local social and sporting clubs. Later he moved to New York city and made his country home at Ridgefield, Conn. He was fond of outdoor sports. He was a member of the Century club, the St. Andrew’s Golf club and the Camp Fire club.
On November 5, 1874, Mr. Boardman was married to Miss Henrietta Frances Hall, of Rutland, Vt., who survives him, as do also three sons, Francis, Dixon and Bradford, and two daughters. Mrs. Mary (Richard S.) Chisholm and Miss Clara T. Boardman.
Mr Boardman's obituary from the Electric Railway Journal:
"William H. Boardman, for many years president of the Railroad Gazette, now the Railway Age Gazette, and for eight years its editor, died at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., on Feb. 16, 1914. Mr. Boardman was born in Dixon, Ill, on Aug. 3, 1846, and was graduated from the University of Michigan, where he took the two degrees of bachelor of arts and civil engineer. After working for a time on the Dixon Telegraph, owned by his father, Mr. Boardman entered the service of the Railroad Gazette, then owned by A. N. Kel logg and published in Chicago. The editorial direction of the paper at that time was in charge of S. Wright Dun ning, Chicago, and Matthias N. Forney, New York. Mr. Boardman's principal work at first and for many years after was in the business department. Following the Chicago fire in 1871 and the sale of the Railroad Gazette to Messrs. Dunning and Forney, who moved it to New York, Mr. Boardman served as bookkeeper, cashier, treasurer, advertising manager and office manager. In 1883 he bought most of Mr. Forney’s holdings, and on Jan. 1, 1887, those of Mr. Dunning, who then retired from active connection with the paper. Mr. Boardman then became president, and from that time until forced to retire by illness he gave his entire time to the paper and to the affairs of what is now the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, publisher of the Railway Age Gazette and the Signal Engineer. In February, 1903, Mr. Henry G. Prout, who for sixteen years had been editor of the Railroad Gazette, withdrew, and Mr. Boardman assumed the duties and responsibilities of editor. In the following year the property was enlarged through the purchase of Transport, of London, now the Railway Gazette, and in 1908 was still further enlarged by the pur chase of the Railway Age, which was consolidated with the Railroad Gazette under the present name. Mr. Boardman was one of the progressive forces in technical journalism in this country. He always had a very broad conception of the functions of a technical paper and of its possibili ties in the way of improving the conditions of the industry which it represented. These high ideals, coupled with Mr. Boardman's wide knowledge of the field and his natural ability, enabled him to set a high standard in his chosen profession and to leave a lasting impression upon it. As a man, Mr. Boardman possessed a charming personality, and his enthusiasm in everything which he undertook was a source of inspiration to everyone who came in contact with him."
Past President and Director of the Adirondack League and the Railroad Gazette. Avid tennis player and world traveler too. His name was frequently listed in immigration records after trips abroad. William was a successful publisher who penned The lovers of the woods (New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1901). His publishing company, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp, is still in business today (2015).
OBIT:
William Henry Boardman, for many years president of the Railroad Gazette (now the Railway Age Gazette), and for eight years its editor, died at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., February 16. He was born in Dixon, 111., on August 3, 1846. His father owned and published the Dixon Telegraph. It was in this office that Mr. Boardman first learned the many details of printing and publishing which stood him in good stead later. He was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1869. During the years that he was at the University he was employed during vacation times in the survey of the Great Lakes then being made by the War Department. After working for a time on his father's news paper, Mr. Boardman was employed by the Railroad Gazette, then published in Chicago. From that time and until early in 1911, when he became ill, Mr. Boardman gave his entire time to the affairs of what is now the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co. At the time of the great Chicago fire, in 1871, he put the remaining assets of the Railroad Gazette in his bag and started for New York, where the work of publishing the paper was resumed. In 1878 he established a home in Franklin, now Nutley, N. J., and lived there for 22 years. He was active in politics, an officer in the town government, president of the school board, and an officer of several of the local social and sporting clubs. Later he moved to New York city and made his country home at Ridgefield, Conn. He was fond of outdoor sports. He was a member of the Century club, the St. Andrew’s Golf club and the Camp Fire club.
On November 5, 1874, Mr. Boardman was married to Miss Henrietta Frances Hall, of Rutland, Vt., who survives him, as do also three sons, Francis, Dixon and Bradford, and two daughters. Mrs. Mary (Richard S.) Chisholm and Miss Clara T. Boardman.
Mr Boardman's obituary from the Electric Railway Journal:
"William H. Boardman, for many years president of the Railroad Gazette, now the Railway Age Gazette, and for eight years its editor, died at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., on Feb. 16, 1914. Mr. Boardman was born in Dixon, Ill, on Aug. 3, 1846, and was graduated from the University of Michigan, where he took the two degrees of bachelor of arts and civil engineer. After working for a time on the Dixon Telegraph, owned by his father, Mr. Boardman entered the service of the Railroad Gazette, then owned by A. N. Kel logg and published in Chicago. The editorial direction of the paper at that time was in charge of S. Wright Dun ning, Chicago, and Matthias N. Forney, New York. Mr. Boardman's principal work at first and for many years after was in the business department. Following the Chicago fire in 1871 and the sale of the Railroad Gazette to Messrs. Dunning and Forney, who moved it to New York, Mr. Boardman served as bookkeeper, cashier, treasurer, advertising manager and office manager. In 1883 he bought most of Mr. Forney’s holdings, and on Jan. 1, 1887, those of Mr. Dunning, who then retired from active connection with the paper. Mr. Boardman then became president, and from that time until forced to retire by illness he gave his entire time to the paper and to the affairs of what is now the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, publisher of the Railway Age Gazette and the Signal Engineer. In February, 1903, Mr. Henry G. Prout, who for sixteen years had been editor of the Railroad Gazette, withdrew, and Mr. Boardman assumed the duties and responsibilities of editor. In the following year the property was enlarged through the purchase of Transport, of London, now the Railway Gazette, and in 1908 was still further enlarged by the pur chase of the Railway Age, which was consolidated with the Railroad Gazette under the present name. Mr. Boardman was one of the progressive forces in technical journalism in this country. He always had a very broad conception of the functions of a technical paper and of its possibili ties in the way of improving the conditions of the industry which it represented. These high ideals, coupled with Mr. Boardman's wide knowledge of the field and his natural ability, enabled him to set a high standard in his chosen profession and to leave a lasting impression upon it. As a man, Mr. Boardman possessed a charming personality, and his enthusiasm in everything which he undertook was a source of inspiration to everyone who came in contact with him."
Educated at Michigan University
Past President and Director of the Adirondack League and the Railroad Gazette. Avid tennis player and world traveler too. His name was frequently listed in immigration records after trips abroad. William was a successful publisher who penned The lovers of the woods (New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1901). His publishing company, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp, is still in business today (2015).
OBIT:
William Henry Boardman, for many years president of the Railroad Gazette (now the Railway Age Gazette), and for eight years its editor, died at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., February 16. He was born in Dixon, 111., on August 3, 1846. His father owned and published the Dixon Telegraph. It was in this office that Mr. Boardman first learned the many details of printing and publishing which stood him in good stead later. He was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1869. During the years that he was at the University he was employed during vacation times in the survey of the Great Lakes then being made by the War Department. After working for a time on his father's news paper, Mr. Boardman was employed by the Railroad Gazette, then published in Chicago. From that time and until early in 1911, when he became ill, Mr. Boardman gave his entire time to the affairs of what is now the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co. At the time of the great Chicago fire, in 1871, he put the remaining assets of the Railroad Gazette in his bag and started for New York, where the work of publishing the paper was resumed. In 1878 he established a home in Franklin, now Nutley, N. J., and lived there for 22 years. He was active in politics, an officer in the town government, president of the school board, and an officer of several of the local social and sporting clubs. Later he moved to New York city and made his country home at Ridgefield, Conn. He was fond of outdoor sports. He was a member of the Century club, the St. Andrew’s Golf club and the Camp Fire club.
On November 5, 1874, Mr. Boardman was married to Miss Henrietta Frances Hall, of Rutland, Vt., who survives him, as do also three sons, Francis, Dixon and Bradford, and two daughters. Mrs. Mary (Richard S.) Chisholm and Miss Clara T. Boardman.
Mr Boardman's obituary from the Electric Railway Journal:
"William H. Boardman, for many years president of the Railroad Gazette, now the Railway Age Gazette, and for eight years its editor, died at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., on Feb. 16, 1914. Mr. Boardman was born in Dixon, Ill, on Aug. 3, 1846, and was graduated from the University of Michigan, where he took the two degrees of bachelor of arts and civil engineer. After working for a time on the Dixon Telegraph, owned by his father, Mr. Boardman entered the service of the Railroad Gazette, then owned by A. N. Kel logg and published in Chicago. The editorial direction of the paper at that time was in charge of S. Wright Dun ning, Chicago, and Matthias N. Forney, New York. Mr. Boardman's principal work at first and for many years after was in the business department. Following the Chicago fire in 1871 and the sale of the Railroad Gazette to Messrs. Dunning and Forney, who moved it to New York, Mr. Boardman served as bookkeeper, cashier, treasurer, advertising manager and office manager. In 1883 he bought most of Mr. Forney’s holdings, and on Jan. 1, 1887, those of Mr. Dunning, who then retired from active connection with the paper. Mr. Boardman then became president, and from that time until forced to retire by illness he gave his entire time to the paper and to the affairs of what is now the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, publisher of the Railway Age Gazette and the Signal Engineer. In February, 1903, Mr. Henry G. Prout, who for sixteen years had been editor of the Railroad Gazette, withdrew, and Mr. Boardman assumed the duties and responsibilities of editor. In the following year the property was enlarged through the purchase of Transport, of London, now the Railway Gazette, and in 1908 was still further enlarged by the pur chase of the Railway Age, which was consolidated with the Railroad Gazette under the present name. Mr. Boardman was one of the progressive forces in technical journalism in this country. He always had a very broad conception of the functions of a technical paper and of its possibili ties in the way of improving the conditions of the industry which it represented. These high ideals, coupled with Mr. Boardman's wide knowledge of the field and his natural ability, enabled him to set a high standard in his chosen profession and to leave a lasting impression upon it. As a man, Mr. Boardman possessed a charming personality, and his enthusiasm in everything which he undertook was a source of inspiration to everyone who came in contact with him."
Past President and Director of the Adirondack League and the Railroad Gazette. Avid tennis player and world traveler too. His name was frequently listed in immigration records after trips abroad. William was a successful publisher who penned The lovers of the woods (New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1901). His publishing company, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp, is still in business today (2015).
OBIT:
William Henry Boardman, for many years president of the Railroad Gazette (now the Railway Age Gazette), and for eight years its editor, died at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., February 16. He was born in Dixon, 111., on August 3, 1846. His father owned and published the Dixon Telegraph. It was in this office that Mr. Boardman first learned the many details of printing and publishing which stood him in good stead later. He was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1869. During the years that he was at the University he was employed during vacation times in the survey of the Great Lakes then being made by the War Department. After working for a time on his father's news paper, Mr. Boardman was employed by the Railroad Gazette, then published in Chicago. From that time and until early in 1911, when he became ill, Mr. Boardman gave his entire time to the affairs of what is now the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co. At the time of the great Chicago fire, in 1871, he put the remaining assets of the Railroad Gazette in his bag and started for New York, where the work of publishing the paper was resumed. In 1878 he established a home in Franklin, now Nutley, N. J., and lived there for 22 years. He was active in politics, an officer in the town government, president of the school board, and an officer of several of the local social and sporting clubs. Later he moved to New York city and made his country home at Ridgefield, Conn. He was fond of outdoor sports. He was a member of the Century club, the St. Andrew’s Golf club and the Camp Fire club.
On November 5, 1874, Mr. Boardman was married to Miss Henrietta Frances Hall, of Rutland, Vt., who survives him, as do also three sons, Francis, Dixon and Bradford, and two daughters. Mrs. Mary (Richard S.) Chisholm and Miss Clara T. Boardman.
Mr Boardman's obituary from the Electric Railway Journal:
"William H. Boardman, for many years president of the Railroad Gazette, now the Railway Age Gazette, and for eight years its editor, died at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., on Feb. 16, 1914. Mr. Boardman was born in Dixon, Ill, on Aug. 3, 1846, and was graduated from the University of Michigan, where he took the two degrees of bachelor of arts and civil engineer. After working for a time on the Dixon Telegraph, owned by his father, Mr. Boardman entered the service of the Railroad Gazette, then owned by A. N. Kel logg and published in Chicago. The editorial direction of the paper at that time was in charge of S. Wright Dun ning, Chicago, and Matthias N. Forney, New York. Mr. Boardman's principal work at first and for many years after was in the business department. Following the Chicago fire in 1871 and the sale of the Railroad Gazette to Messrs. Dunning and Forney, who moved it to New York, Mr. Boardman served as bookkeeper, cashier, treasurer, advertising manager and office manager. In 1883 he bought most of Mr. Forney’s holdings, and on Jan. 1, 1887, those of Mr. Dunning, who then retired from active connection with the paper. Mr. Boardman then became president, and from that time until forced to retire by illness he gave his entire time to the paper and to the affairs of what is now the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, publisher of the Railway Age Gazette and the Signal Engineer. In February, 1903, Mr. Henry G. Prout, who for sixteen years had been editor of the Railroad Gazette, withdrew, and Mr. Boardman assumed the duties and responsibilities of editor. In the following year the property was enlarged through the purchase of Transport, of London, now the Railway Gazette, and in 1908 was still further enlarged by the pur chase of the Railway Age, which was consolidated with the Railroad Gazette under the present name. Mr. Boardman was one of the progressive forces in technical journalism in this country. He always had a very broad conception of the functions of a technical paper and of its possibili ties in the way of improving the conditions of the industry which it represented. These high ideals, coupled with Mr. Boardman's wide knowledge of the field and his natural ability, enabled him to set a high standard in his chosen profession and to leave a lasting impression upon it. As a man, Mr. Boardman possessed a charming personality, and his enthusiasm in everything which he undertook was a source of inspiration to everyone who came in contact with him."
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