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Samuel Vaughan Merrick (1801–1870) was a 19th-century American manufacturer. Born near Hallowell, Maine, on May 4, 1801,〔Burgess, George H.; & Kennedy, Miles C., ''Centennial History of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company'', Philadelphia: The Penna. RR Co., 1949, p. 44〕 Merrick left school 1816 and moved to Philadelphia, where he worked for his merchant uncle John Vaughan.〔Burgess & Kennedy, ''Centennial History of The Penna. RR Co.'', Philadelphia: The Penna. RR Co., 1949, p. 44〕 He subsequently studied engineering, and in 1824 founded with chemist, William Keating, The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, of which he was President from 1832 until 1854.〔Burgess & Kennedy, ''Centennial History of The Penna. RR Co.'', Philadelphia: The Penna. RR Co., 1949, p. 44〕 In 1836, Merrick established the Southwark Iron Foundry,〔Burgess & Kennedy, ''Centennial History of The Penna. RR Co.'', Philadelphia: The Penna. RR Co., 1949, p. 44〕 which became one of the most advanced manufacturing plants of its kind in this country. Merrick took a deep interest in public affairs and was instrumental to the introduction of illuminating gas into Philadelphia. He also served as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad,〔Burgess & Kennedy, ''Centennial History of The Penna. RR Co.'', Philadelphia: The Penna. RR Co., 1949, p. 43〕 the Sunbury and Erie Railroad〔Churella, Albert J., ''The Pennsylvania Railroad'', Philadelphia: University of Penna. Press, 2013, p. 229〕 (later part of the PRR), and the Catawissa Railroad (later part of the Reading Railroad), and was a member of the American Philosophical Society from 1833 until his death. Merrick maintained a residence in Haddon Township, New Jersey.〔White-Grear, Sandra. (The Whitall-Van Sciver House" ), Haddon Township Historical Society. Accessed March 24, 2011.〕 He died in Philadelphia on Aug. 18, 1870. ==References== * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samuel Vaughan Merrick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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