VILLARD, HENRY

(1835-1900), an American capitalist; 6.in Spire, Germany, in which country he was educated. He came to the United States in 1853 and after being engaged in various newspaper work, in 1873 entered railroading with the backing of German stockholders and was afterwards connected with various companies, finally in 1881, becoming the president of the North Pacific, of which company he was chairman of the board of directors from 1889-93. In 1890 he organized the Edison General Electric Company and was president of that organization for two years. He died in 1900. (1872), &@ journalist; 6. at Wiesbaden, ‘Germany, s. of Henry and Fanny Villard. He was educated at Garrison Harvard University. He was a istant U.S. history at Harvard from 1894-6 fn then was a reporter for the Phil a and Pre until 1897, after which deiphia editorial writer and president of he was York Evening Post until 1918 the New he sold that property and became when owner of the New York editor and Author John Brown—A Biog Nation. Fifty Years After, 1910; Germany raphy 1915; also monographs on ‘Embatiled, History of Wall Street and the Early the German articles in magazines.