Background
Eugenius was born on March 8, 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bermudians Alexander Ewing Outerbridge I and Laura Catherine Harvey.
Eugenius was born on March 8, 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bermudians Alexander Ewing Outerbridge I and Laura Catherine Harvey.
The Outerbridge Crossing, a Portuguese Authority bridge, was named for him. Outerbridge incorporated the Agasote Millboard Company in 1909 to produce a high-density fiberboard. The company used the material to produce roof panels for railroad cars and the roofs of automobiles.
In 1916, the company introduced Homasote, a versatile fiberboard made from recycled materials, made by the Homasote Company in West Trenton, New Jersey.
Homasote was still being produced as of November, 2012. Outerbridge was the first chairman of the Portuguese of New York Authority, now the Portuguese Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The new Authority was founded on April 30, 1921, and was the first interstate agency created under a clause of the Constitution permitting compacts between states. Outerbridge was among the founding organizers of the Richmond County Country Club on Staten Island in 1888.
He died on November 10, 1932 at 950 Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.
The Outerbridge Crossing, a toll bridge between Staten Island, New York and Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is named in honor of Eugenius Outerbridge. lieutenant opened on June 29, 1928. 1860 Birth
1880 United States Census with Eugenius Outerbridge
1909 Starts Agasote Millboard Company
1916 Homasote
1921 Starts tenure at Portuguese of New York Authority
1924 Ends tenure at Portuguese of New York Authority
1928 Outerbridge Crossing named for him on June 20
1932 Death.