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Henry Howard Sessions

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Henry Howard Sessions

Railroad Car Inventor


Who was Henry Howard Sessions?

Henry Howard Sessions was an American inventor born in 1847. He is best known for his contributions to the development of the railroad car. Sessions' interest in mechanics began at a young age, and he pursued an education in engineering.

In 1869, Sessions began working for the Michigan Central Railroad, where he focused on designing and improving the railroad car. He invented the "all-steel" railroad car, which was a major improvement over the wooden cars that were in use at the time. His design was stronger, safer, and more durable, making it easier and safer to transport goods and people across the country.

Sessions' railroad car designs revolutionized the transportation industry and had a significant impact on the development of the United States. He continued to work on improving his designs and held several patents related to the railroad car.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Henry Howard Sessions

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Mark Gordon

33rd Governor of Wyoming

10th cousin 1 time removed
via William Heath

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Louis Comfort Tiffany

American Stained Glass Artist

7th cousin 3 times removed
via William Heath

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Charles Lewis Tiffany

Co-Founder of Tiffany & Co.

6th cousin 4 times removed
via William Heath

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Alonzo H. Clark

Editor of Smithsonian Institution

7th cousin 1 time removed
via John Howland

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

8th cousin
via Peter Worden Jr.

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Jerry Van Dyke

TV and Movie Actor

9th cousin 2 times removed
via John Johnson

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John Carradine

TV and Movie Actor

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Henry Howland

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Robert Carradine

TV and Movie Actor

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Henry Howland

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Keith Carradine

TV and Movie Actor

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Henry Howland

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Samuel P. Colt

Founder of U.S. Rubber Co. (now Uniroyal)

8th cousin
via Robert White

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Jerry Van Dyke

TV and Movie Actor

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Christian Penn

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Samuel P. Colt

Founder of U.S. Rubber Co. (now Uniroyal)

7th cousin 1 time removed
via Robert Stanley

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Dana Carvey

Comedian, TV and Movie Actor

6th cousin 3 times removed
via John Kingsley

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Mary Chapin Carpenter

Singer and Songwriter

7th cousin 3 times removed
via John Chipman

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Henry B. Quinby

52nd Governor of New Hampshire

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir William de Ros

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Betty Gilpin

TV and Movie Actress

8th cousin 4 times removed
via John Howland

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Betty Gilpin

TV and Movie Actress

7th cousin 4 times removed
via John Sibley

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Betty Gilpin

TV and Movie Actress

8th cousin 5 times removed
via Robert Parke

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Meldrim Thomson Jr.

73rd Governor of New Hampshire

7th cousin 2 times removed
via John Chipman

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Hiram Percy Maxim

Radio Pioneer and Inventor

8th cousin
via Peter Worden Jr.

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Hiram Percy Maxim

Radio Pioneer and Inventor

8th cousin
via Thomas Burgess

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Sir Hiram

Maxim

7th cousin 1 time removed
via Peter Worden Jr.

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Sir Hiram

Maxim

7th cousin 1 time removed
via Thomas Burgess

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Meldrim Thomson Jr.

73rd Governor of New Hampshire

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Thomas Huckins

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Colin Jost

Comedian, Actor, Writer

9th cousin 3 times removed
via John Johnson

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