Background
Reed, Sylvanus Albert was born on April 8, 1854 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Review Sylvanus and Caroline (Gallup) Reed.
Reed, Sylvanus Albert was born on April 8, 1854 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Review Sylvanus and Caroline (Gallup) Reed.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1874, Master of Arts, Engineer of Mines, 1877, Doctor of Philosophy, 1879. Universities Würzburg and Berlin, 1878-1879.
Secretary to assistant commissioner general, Paris Exposition, 1878. Mining engineer in West till 1885. Expert physical hazards, fire insurance, since 1886.
With Commonwealth Insurance Company, 1886-1893, Official Insurance Rating, Boston, 1893.
Manager at Chicago, Western Factory Insurance Association, 1893. With Continental Insurance Company, Chicago, 1894.
Manager Fire Insurance Tariff Association, New York, 1895-1897. Consulting engineer, National Board Fire Underwriters, 1905-1906.
Made report on San Francisco fire.
Secretary, manager Suburban Fire Insurance Exchange, New York, 1908.
Member New York Naval Battalion, 1890-1892.
Married Ella Wilshire Pomeroy, May 1895 (died 1897).