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Erie County Biographies
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New York History
Erie County History
Also see [ Railway Officials in America 1906
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Embry, Herbert H., Buffalo, commercial agent of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, with
offices in the Guaranty Building, Buffalo, is a direct descendant of Philip Embury, the founder of Methodism in
this country. Philip’s son, Samuel, was born in New York city in 1765, and Thomas Embry, son of Samuel, was born
in Vermont in 1804. Thomas Embrys son, Nelson V., is the father of Herbert H. Embry, who was born at Brighton,
Livingston county, Mich., March 11. 1856. Mr. Embry started in the transportation business with the Merchants’
Despatch Transportation Company at Rochester, N. Y., December 19, 1874. He was afterward with the same company
in Buffalo, and for a time was their Central New York agent at Geneva. On April 1, 1882, he was appointed traveling
freight agent for New York State of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, and on January 1. 1897,
was made their commercial agent, with headquarters in Buffalo.
Source:
Our County and it's people
a descriptive work on Erie County, New York
Edited by: Trumen C. White
The Boston History Company, Publishes 1898
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