Freelan Oscar Stanley | |
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Born | June 1, 1849 Kingfield, Maine |
Died | October 3, 1940 Newton, Massachusetts |
(aged 91)
Education | Western State Normal School |
Known for | Stanley Steamer, The Stanley Hotel |
Spouse | Flora Stanley |
Parents | Solomon Stanley Apphia Kezar French |
Relatives | Francis Edgar Stanley, brother |
Freelan Oscar Stanley (June 1, 1849 – October 3, 1940) was an American businessman. He was the co-founder, along with his twin brother Francis Edgar Stanley, of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company which built the Stanley Steamer.
Stanley was the third of seven children born to Solomon P. Stanley (1813-1889) and Apphia Kezar French (1819-1874).
He attended Western State Normal School.[1] He later became the principal of Mechanic Falls, Maine high school.[2] They were able to take their Stanley Steamer to the summit of Mount Washington on August 31, 1899 to prove its durability. He was also the founder of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. He died on October 3, 1940 in Newton, Massachusetts.[3]
In 1876, he married Flora Jane Record Tileston (1847-1939).
Even though Stanley died in Massachusetts, Stanley's ghost, along with his wife's ghost, has also been reported being seen at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado by the workers and guests there.