Richard Worsam Meade

Background

Meade, Richard Worsam was born on February 7, 1870 in Cold Spring-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Son of Rear Admiral Richard W. (United States Navy) and Rebecca (Paulding) M.

Education

Graduated from the high school, Washington, District of Columbia, 1888.

Career

Railway secretarial positions until 1898. In Navy, Spanish-American War (Santiago Campaign). With New York City Railroad, and Metropolitan Saint Railway, New York, 1899-1904.

President, general manager New York Transportation Company, et cetera, 1904-1918, established first taxicab and motor bus services in America, 1906.

President, general manager Detroit Motorbus Company, 1919-1921. President, general manager People's Motorbus Company of Saint Louis, 1923-1931.

Now in consultant practice. Home: Mount Kisco, New New York

Achievements

• Richard Worsam Meade has been listed as a noteworthy transportation executive, war veteran by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Helena Rutherfurd Ely, 1905. Children: Richard Worsam, Helena Rutherfurd, John Paulding.

Father:

Rear Admiral Richard West. Meade

Spouse:

Helena Rutherfurd Ely

child:

Richard Worsam Meade

child:

Helena Rutherfurd Meade

child:

John Paulding Meade