Edward Canfield Sterling

Background

Sterling, Edward Canfield was born on August 3, 1834 in Chapinsville, Connecticut, United States. Son of Frederick Augustine and Caroline Mary (Dutcher) Sterling.

Education

Brother of Theodore South. Educational public schools.

Career

Worked in his father’s saw-mill near Cleveland, Ohio, 1850-1856. Afterward, with a brother, operated saw-mill at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Esteablished, 1860, a plant in Memphis, Tennessee, to manufacturer brick from dry clay under hydraulic pressure, but breaking out of the war caused the business to be suspended.

Later he started in same line at Saint Louis.

Afterward consolidated his plant with others in the same line all over United States as the Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, of which he is president Home: Redlands, California.

Achievements

• Edward Canfield Sterling has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Cordelia Seavey, September 7, 1860.

Father:

Frederick Augustine Sterling

Mother:

Caroline Mary (Dutcher) Sterling

Spouse:

Cordelia Seavey