28 Facts About James Hartness

James Hartness was an American business executive, inventor, mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, amateur astronomer, and politician who served as the 58th governor of Vermont from 1921 to 1923.

James Hartness's family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1863, where his father worked as a foreman in the city's machine shops.

James Hartness was educated in the public schools of Cleveland until he was 16, when he became an apprentice machinist.

James Hartness worked up through the ranks in machine shops in Connecticut before moving to Springfield, Vermont.

James Hartness became one of the nation's first aviators and became a one-term governor of the state of Vermont.

James Hartness built his Springfield home in 1904, which is an example of shingle style architecture.

At age 16, James Hartness began his career in machine shops.

James Hartness moved in 1886 to Torrington, Connecticut, to work as a tool-maker and foreman at the Union Hardware Company.

James Hartness had an unpleasant experience at Union Hardware: he had been understandably naive about arranging for royalties on his patents, and the business owners chose not to help rectify the oversight.

James Hartness did not get to share in the profits derived from the patents.

Roe surmised that James Hartness developed the idea of the flat-turret lathe sometime before this period and sought a suitable machine tool company at which to build it.

James Hartness used his creative energy to revitalize the company.

James Hartness developed an array of highly advanced tooling to complement the lathe, including improved roller bar feed and die head designs.

James Hartness introduced appealing and informative catalogues to market the new Jones and Lamson products.

James Hartness became manager in 1896 and president in 1901 until his retirement in 1933.

James Hartness employed his knowledge of optics and magnification to devise a much more practical optical method for measurement.

James Hartness was an active member of the following engineering, scientific, and arts societies:.

James Hartness first flew in Germany in 1913 in a hydrogen-filled airship, designed by Ferdinand von Zeppelin.

In 1914, James Hartness learned to fly a 35 horsepower Wright Flyer near Garden City, New York.

James Hartness then obtained his pilot's license from the Aero Club of America.

James Hartness encouraged, and served as president of, the Vermont Aero Club.

James Hartness landed in Springfield on July 26,1927 in his visit to Vermont and spoke at a large gathering at the airport.

An additional feature of this telescope, which still stands at the former James Hartness Mansion, was that the optics of the telescope passed through a lens in the wall of the dome.

James Hartness was a member of the Vermont Board of Education from 1914 until 1920, and served as its chairman from 1915 to 1920.

James Hartness easily bested Democrat Fred C Martin, 78 percent to 21.8.

Unlike most governors of Vermont, James Hartness had not previously served in the Vermont General Assembly.

James Hartness adhered to the Mountain Rule provision that limited governors to one term and did not seek reelection in 1922.

James Hartness was buried at Summer Hill Cemetery in Springfield.