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RICHARD
WOOLSEY SHOEMAKER
SHOEMAKER,
RICHARD WOOLSEY, Consulting Electrical Engineer,
His
parents moved to Southern California in his early childhood and there he was
reared in the public schools, graduating from the Pasadena High School in 1899.
He attended Throop Polytechnic Institute at
Upon finishing his course he immediately became connected with the Pacific Electric Railway Company, in the electric department as inspector of construction, remaining in that position for about a year. This was followed for a short time by a position with the Gold Mountain Mining & Milling Company near Kingman, Arizona, as Master Mechanic. He then became associated as electrician with the Copper Queen mines at Bisbee, Ariz. He remained there until January, 1906, when he was engaged by the American Smelting & Refining Company of New York in the capacity of Electrical Engineer at their mines at Flat River, Mo., a position he held until the latter part of 1909, when he decided to enter the field as Consulting Engineer, and opened offices in Los Angeles.
Mr. Shoemaker, during his studies in electrical engineering, invented and patented the first wireless telegraph detecter (sic), which was a great improvement at the time.
In connection with his profession Mr. Shoemaker was instrumental in the building of the first “Trackless Trolley” to be built in the United States, operating near Los Angeles, Cal.
He is a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the Masonic Lodge.
Transcribed 9-1-11
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 784,
International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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