Theodore Tuttle Woodruff Explained

Birth Date:	8 April 1811
Birth Place:	Jefferson County, New York
Death Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation:	Inventor
Children:	2
Signature:	Signature of Theodore Tuttle Woodruff.png

Theodore Tuttle Woodruff (April 8, 1811 – May 2, 1892) was an American inventor.

Biography

Theodore Tuttle Woodruff was born in Jefferson County, New York on April 8, 1811.^[1]

He married Eliza Lord Hemenway on July 25, 1833, and they had two children.^[1]

On December 2, 1856, Woodruff received two patents for a convertible car seat, which led to his invention of the sleeping car for railroads. He also helped to manage the Pennsylvania Railroad through its general manager Andrew Carnegie.

Woodruff also invented a coffee-hulling machine, a surveyor's compass and a steam plow.

He lost his fortune in the Panic of 1873.^[1]

He was killed when he was struck by a train in Philadelphia on May 2, 1892.^[2]

Legacy

One of Woodruff's descendants was the 20th century diplomat, Charles Woodruff Yost.^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• Andrew Carnegie

References

1. Book: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography . XIV . James T. White & Company . 203–204 . 1910 . 2020-12-15 . Google Books.
2. News: Theodore Woodruff Killed . The Plain Speaker . Philadelphia . 1 . 1892-05-04 . 2020-12-15 . Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: Theodore Tuttle Woodruff. Find A Grave. Find A Grave, Inc., 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, United States. 1 July 2015.
4. Web site: Woodruff -- Central Transportation. Mid-Continent Railway Museum. 1 July 2015.
5. Web site: Oakley. C C. Chapter XIV Remarkable Men in Commerce, Law, Medicine and Politics, Famous Orators, The Men Who Held High Official Positions, Memoirs of Famous and Interesting Citizens of the County and City. Vigo County Public Library. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1 July 2015.