Edward P. Allis | |
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Died | April 1, 1889 | (aged 64)
Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Occupation(s) | Industrialist, civil engineer |
Known for | Founder 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]