Bryson graduated Fenton High School in Fenton, MI in 1890. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1895.
He served in the military as a chief electrician & gunner's mate aboard the U.S.S. Yosemite during the Spanish American War.
He was president of Detroit Fuse & Manufacturing Co. in Detroit. Detroit Fuse was a North American supplier of electrical distribution & industrial control equipment, beginning operations in 1902 with enclosed fused & fuse switches. To capitalize on the high recognition of the trademark on its switches (an embossed capital D in a square), the company changed its name to Square D in 1917. The company later became Schneider Electric. In 1926 the company built its first power-distribution panel board. In 1929 Square D moved into industrial control following the merger with Milwaukee-based Industrial Controller Co. & began producing circuit breakers under a license from Westinghouse. In 1935 the company launched its own range of circuit breakers & the first circuit breaker for residential use.
An original and still working 1922 model of the electrical safety switch that helped save lives in American factories in the early 20th century was donated in November 2003 to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC by Schneider Electric, Palatine, Illinois. The donation was made as the company commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Square D brand. The lifesaving steel-enclosed Square D safety switch replaced the standard open-knife switch common on factory floors in that era. The open-knife switches could easily electrocute machine workers who came into contact with exposed metal switch blades and live electrical current.
He served in the military as a chief electrician & gunner's mate aboard the U.S.S. Yosemite during the Spanish American War.
He was president of Detroit Fuse & Manufacturing Co. in Detroit. Detroit Fuse was a North American supplier of electrical distribution & industrial control equipment, beginning operations in 1902 with enclosed fused & fuse switches. To capitalize on the high recognition of the trademark on its switches (an embossed capital D in a square), the company changed its name to Square D in 1917. The company later became Schneider Electric. In 1926 the company built its first power-distribution panel board. In 1929 Square D moved into industrial control following the merger with Milwaukee-based Industrial Controller Co. & began producing circuit breakers under a license from Westinghouse. In 1935 the company launched its own range of circuit breakers & the first circuit breaker for residential use.
An original and still working 1922 model of the electrical safety switch that helped save lives in American factories in the early 20th century was donated in November 2003 to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC by Schneider Electric, Palatine, Illinois. The donation was made as the company commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Square D brand. The lifesaving steel-enclosed Square D safety switch replaced the standard open-knife switch common on factory floors in that era. The open-knife switches could easily electrocute machine workers who came into contact with exposed metal switch blades and live electrical current.
Bryson graduated Fenton High School in Fenton, MI in 1890. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1895.
He served in the military as a chief electrician & gunner's mate aboard the U.S.S. Yosemite during the Spanish American War.
He was president of Detroit Fuse & Manufacturing Co. in Detroit. Detroit Fuse was a North American supplier of electrical distribution & industrial control equipment, beginning operations in 1902 with enclosed fused & fuse switches. To capitalize on the high recognition of the trademark on its switches (an embossed capital D in a square), the company changed its name to Square D in 1917. The company later became Schneider Electric. In 1926 the company built its first power-distribution panel board. In 1929 Square D moved into industrial control following the merger with Milwaukee-based Industrial Controller Co. & began producing circuit breakers under a license from Westinghouse. In 1935 the company launched its own range of circuit breakers & the first circuit breaker for residential use.
An original and still working 1922 model of the electrical safety switch that helped save lives in American factories in the early 20th century was donated in November 2003 to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC by Schneider Electric, Palatine, Illinois. The donation was made as the company commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Square D brand. The lifesaving steel-enclosed Square D safety switch replaced the standard open-knife switch common on factory floors in that era. The open-knife switches could easily electrocute machine workers who came into contact with exposed metal switch blades and live electrical current.
He served in the military as a chief electrician & gunner's mate aboard the U.S.S. Yosemite during the Spanish American War.
He was president of Detroit Fuse & Manufacturing Co. in Detroit. Detroit Fuse was a North American supplier of electrical distribution & industrial control equipment, beginning operations in 1902 with enclosed fused & fuse switches. To capitalize on the high recognition of the trademark on its switches (an embossed capital D in a square), the company changed its name to Square D in 1917. The company later became Schneider Electric. In 1926 the company built its first power-distribution panel board. In 1929 Square D moved into industrial control following the merger with Milwaukee-based Industrial Controller Co. & began producing circuit breakers under a license from Westinghouse. In 1935 the company launched its own range of circuit breakers & the first circuit breaker for residential use.
An original and still working 1922 model of the electrical safety switch that helped save lives in American factories in the early 20th century was donated in November 2003 to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC by Schneider Electric, Palatine, Illinois. The donation was made as the company commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Square D brand. The lifesaving steel-enclosed Square D safety switch replaced the standard open-knife switch common on factory floors in that era. The open-knife switches could easily electrocute machine workers who came into contact with exposed metal switch blades and live electrical current.
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