Edward P. Allis (businessman)

Edward P. Allis
Born(1824-05-12)May 12, 1824
DiedApril 1, 1889(1889-04-01) (aged 64)
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupation(s)Industrialist, civil engineer
Known forFounder of company that became Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
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Edward Phelps Allis (May 12, 1824 – April 1, 1889) was an American businessman who founded the Edward P. Allis Company, a manufacturer of milling and mining equipment, steam engines, and other large-scale capital equipment. He was a notable ideologue in the Greenback Movement,[1] running for governor of Wisconsin as a candidate of the Greenback Party. About a decade after his death, his company merged with others to form the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. In 1883, Allis was elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.[2]

  1. ^ Usher 1911.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV, page 168. Accessed at Hathi trust