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'''Charles Edgar''' was a prominent Charlottesville citizen and local business entrepreneur in the late 19th and early 20th century. A native of New Jersey, Edgar was president of the [[Charlottesville Lumber Company]] and vice-president of | [[Image:1922-Edgar, Charles.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Charles Edgar]] | ||
'''Charles Edgar''' (1862–1922) was a prominent [[Charlottesville]] citizen and local business entrepreneur in the late 19th and early 20th century. A native of New Jersey, Edgar was president of the [[Charlottesville Lumber Company]] and vice-president of [[The Peoples National Bank]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Necrological Record of the Week|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7A1QAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA7-PA80|author=|work=Google Books|publisher=American Lumberman|location=|publishdate=February 25, 1922|accessdate=June 6, 2021}}</ref> | |||
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Edgar was born in Metuchen, New Jersey on [[April 9]], [[1862]]. He began work in the lumber industry in [[1880]] in Chicago. Ill health forced him to retire and he purchased the [[Birdwood Estate]], which he sold again in [[1911]]. He subsequently moved to Essex Fells, New Jersey.<ref name=WIB>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NqZOAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA9 |title=Members of the War Industries Board Organization |date=1919 |page=9 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |accessdate=February 9, 2024}}</ref> | |||
During World War I, Edgar served as director of lumber for the War Industries Board.<ref name=WIB/> He died on [[February 15]], [[1922]] in Miami Beach, Florida.<ref>{{cite web|title=Necrological Record of the Week|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5CEgAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA82#v=onepage&q&f=false|author=|work=Google Books|publisher=American Lumberman|location=|publishdate=February 18, 1922|accessdate=February 9, 2024}}</ref> In 1923, he was posthumously awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his wartime contributions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/17498 |title=Charles Edgar |website=Military Times |publisher=Sightline Media Group |accessdate=February 9, 2024}}</ref> | |||
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Charles Edgar (1862–1922) was a prominent Charlottesville citizen and local business entrepreneur in the late 19th and early 20th century. A native of New Jersey, Edgar was president of the Charlottesville Lumber Company and vice-president of The Peoples National Bank.[1]
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Biography
Edgar was born in Metuchen, New Jersey on April 9, 1862. He began work in the lumber industry in 1880 in Chicago. Ill health forced him to retire and he purchased the Birdwood Estate, which he sold again in 1911. He subsequently moved to Essex Fells, New Jersey.[2]
During World War I, Edgar served as director of lumber for the War Industries Board.[2] He died on February 15, 1922 in Miami Beach, Florida.[3] In 1923, he was posthumously awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his wartime contributions.[4]
References
- ↑ Web. Necrological Record of the Week, Google Books, American Lumberman, February 25, 1922, retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Book. Members of the War Industries Board Organization, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ↑ Web. Necrological Record of the Week, Google Books, American Lumberman, February 18, 1922, retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ↑ Web. Charles Edgar, Sightline Media Group, retrieved February 9, 2024.