Background
Libby, Samuel Hammonds was born on November 20, 1864 in Limerick, Maine, United States. Son of Hall Jackson and Mary Caroline (Hasty) Libby.
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Libby, Samuel Hammonds was born on November 20, 1864 in Limerick, Maine, United States. Son of Hall Jackson and Mary Caroline (Hasty) Libby.
Educational public schools, Massachusetts. Student Lowell (Massachusetts) Commercial College, 1881-1882.
P.W. Schmidt). Apprentice in iron molding, Boston, Massachusetts, 1882-1886. Worker in pattern and model making, 1886-1889. Mechanic draftsman, Thomson-Houston Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1889, continuing through formation of General Electric Company, then filling positions in railway engineering department, as draftsman, experimental engineer and construction engineer.
Transferred to Schenectady (New York) works, 1894. Supervised equipment with electric motors Nantasket Beach branch of New Haven R.R., 1895-1896. Installation electric equipment South Side Elevated R.R., Chicago, Illinois, 1897-1898, Brooklyn Elevated R.R., 1898.
Engineer electric hoist department, Bloomfield (New Jersey) works, 1904-1923, construction engineering, 1922-1926, also editor works paper 1919-1926, safety engineer, 1926. Became supervisor personnel, continuing work with plant paper, safety work, and as member commission on adjustment of wages and working conditions, 1928-1932. Retired 1932.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (formerly chairman metropolitan section. Member Kiwanis; Mason. Member First Baptist Church of East Orange (deacon.).
Holder of 34 patents covering electrical apparatus.
Married Florence Emeline Price, February 8, 1894. Children: Eugene Herbert, Donald Price, Margaret Caroline (Mistress Chas.