Background
Morse, Charles Hosmer was born on September 23, 1833 in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Hosmer) Morse.
Morse, Charles Hosmer was born on September 23, 1833 in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Hosmer) Morse.
He graduated from Saint Johnsbury Academy in 1850.
He was promoted to the New York office, and then to Chicago, eventually establishing a branch that would go on to be known as Fairbanks-Morse corporation. He was also an early resident of and influential figure in the city of Winter Park, Florida. Morse was a prominent developer in Chicago, for whom Morse Avenue in far-north Rogers Park takes its name.
Member Fairbanks, Greenleaf & Company
Married Martha J. Owens, June 30, 1868 (died 1903).