Roydon Vincent Wright

Background

Wright, Roydon Vincent was born on October 8, 1876 in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. Son of Reuben Andrus and Louisa Anna (Schaefer) Wright.

Education

Preparatory education, high school, Saint Paul. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1898. Honorary Doctor Engineering, Stevens Institute Technology, 1931.

Career

Machinist apprentice, C.,M.&Street.P. Railway, 1898-1899. Special apprentice, et cetera, C.G.W. Railway, 1899-1901. Mechanic engineer, P.&L.E. Railroad, 1901-1904.

Associate editor American Engineer and Railroad Journal, 1904-1905, editor, 1905-1910.

Mechanic department editor Railway Age Gazette, 1910-1911. Managing editor Railway Age, and editor Railway Mechanical Engineer, since December 1911.

Vice-president and secretary Simmons-Boardman Public Corporation. Also editor Locomotive Cyclopedia, Carolina.

Builders’ Cyclopedia, Material Handling Cyclopedia.

Lecturer on citizenship, Newark College of Engineering Director Ampere (New Jersey) Bank & Trust Company President National Conference of Business Paper Editors, 1939-1940. President Associate Business Papers, Incorporated., 1940-1941. Trustee American Museum of Safety.

President John Fritz Medal Board, 1935.

President United Engineering Society, 1928-1929. Honorary member and fellow American Society Mechanical Engineers (member of the board of public affairs and chairman. commission on engineers civic responsibility.

Vice president 1926-1927, president 1931). Member of New York Railroad Club (Executive Committee), Silver Bay Association (president), Franklin Institute, Newcomen Society, Sigma Xi, Beta Theta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma (honorary).

Vice-president Young Men's Christian Association of Oranges.

Member transportation and program services committees National Council Young Men's Christian Association. Chairman Silver Bay Industrial Conference, 1936-1937. Member administration board, Committee on Friendly Relations among Foreign Students.

Vice president National Safety Council, 1941-1942.

Achievements

• Roydon Vincent Wright has been listed as a noteworthy editors by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member and fellow American Society Mechanical Engineers (member of the board of public affairs and chairman. commission on engineers civic responsibility. Member of New York Railroad. Member transportation and program services committees National Council Young Men's Christian Association.

Member administration board, Committee on Friendly Relations among Foreign Students.

Member of advisory board Department of Smoke Regulation, Hudson County, New Jersey. Clubs: Engineers, Railroad-Machinery.

Connections

Married Eliza Grumman Bratton, October 7, 1901. Children: Catharine Louisa (Mistress William Claire Menninger), Dorothy Elizabeth (Mistress Henry Edwards Sharpe), Esther McCay (deceased), Josephine Anne.