William Henry Meadowcroft

William Henry Meadowcroft
Born	William Henry Meadowcroft (1853-05-29)May 29, 1853 Manchester, UK
Died	October 15, 1937(1937-10-15) (aged 84) Boonton, New Jersey, U.S.
Language	English
Period	1888-1921
Genre	non-fiction, biography, science
Notable works	The A B C of Electricity The Boys' Life of Edison
Spouse	Phoebe Canfield, 1878-[1853?]
Children	William Miron Meadowcroft, Charles Harry Meadowcroft

William Henry Meadowcroft (29 May 1853 in Manchester – 15 October 1937 in Boonton, New Jersey)^[1] was the secretary of Thomas Edison and author of several books, notably including The A B C of Electricity (1888).

Life and work

In 1875 he immigrated to the United States where he worked as a paralegal for the law firm Carter & Eaton. On 11 December 1878 he married Phoebe Canfield, with whom he had two sons. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1881. His collaboration with Edison began as one of the senior partners of the Carter & Eaton firm became Vice President of the newly formed Edison Electric Light Company. In 1910, Meadowcroft left the firm to succeed Frederick Miller Harry as Edison's personal secretary, a position he held until Edison's death.

External links

• The A B C of Electricity (1888) at the Wayback Machine (archived August 21, 2007)

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