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'''Robert Jemison Sr''' (born [[September 12]], [[1853]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]; died [[September 16]], [[1926]]) was president of the [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]], and the developer of the [[Glen Iris Park]] and [[East Lake]] residential subdivisions. | '''Robert Jemison Sr''' (born [[September 12]], [[1853]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]; died [[September 16]], [[1926]] in [[Birmingham]]) was president of the [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]], and the developer of the [[Glen Iris Park]] and [[East Lake]] residential subdivisions. | ||
Jemison was the son of [[William Jemison]] and nephew of Confederate senator and [[Tuscaloosa]] merchant and developer [[Robert Jemison Jr (Tuscaloosa)|Robert Jemison Jr]]. He attended the [[University of Alabama]] and joined his family's mercantile business after graduating. | Jemison was the son of [[William Henry Jemison]] and nephew of Confederate senator and [[Tuscaloosa]] merchant and developer [[Robert Jemison Jr (Tuscaloosa)|Robert Jemison Jr]]. He attended the [[University of Alabama]] and joined his family's mercantile business after graduating. | ||
He married the former [[Eugenia Jemison|Eugenia Sorsby]] and had six children: [[Rober Jemison Jr|Robert Jr]], [[Annie Woodward|Annie]], [[Bessie Norris|Bessie]], [[John Jemison|John]], [[Sorsby Jemison|Sorsby]] and [[ | He married the former [[Eugenia Jemison|Eugenia Sorsby]] and had six children: [[Rober Jemison Jr|Robert Jr]], [[Annie Woodward|Annie]], [[Bessie Norris|Bessie]], [[John Jemison|John]], [[Sorsby Jemison|Sorsby]] and [[Elbert Jemison Sr|Elbert]]. | ||
In [[1884]] Jemison moved his family to the young city of [[Birmingham]] and engaged in a flurry of successful investments. He developed several street railways, helped found the [[Berney National Bank]], invested in [[Avondale]]'s development, and partnered with [[James Van Hoose]] and [[Rufus Hagood]] in the formation of the [[East Lake Land Company]] which created a large residential suburb anchored by [[East Lake Park]]. | In [[1884]] Jemison moved his family to the young city of [[Birmingham]] and engaged in a flurry of successful investments. He developed several street railways, helped found the [[Berney National Bank]], invested in [[Avondale]]'s development, and partnered with [[James Van Hoose]] and [[Rufus Hagood]] in the formation of the [[East Lake Land Company]] which created a large residential suburb anchored by [[East Lake Park]]. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.findagrave.org/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50128406 Robert Jemison Sr] at Findagrave.com | * [http://www.findagrave.org/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50128406 Robert Jemison Sr] at Findagrave.com | ||
* [http://www.bplonline.org/resources/archives/Architecture/JemisonSR.aspx Robert Jemison Sr papers] at bplonline.org | |||
[[Category:1853 births]] | [[Category:1853 births]] | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 30 August 2016
Robert Jemison Sr (born September 12, 1853 in Tuscaloosa; died September 16, 1926 in Birmingham) was president of the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company, and the developer of the Glen Iris Park and East Lake residential subdivisions.
Jemison was the son of William Henry Jemison and nephew of Confederate senator and Tuscaloosa merchant and developer Robert Jemison Jr. He attended the University of Alabama and joined his family's mercantile business after graduating.
He married the former Eugenia Sorsby and had six children: Robert Jr, Annie, Bessie, John, Sorsby and Elbert.
In 1884 Jemison moved his family to the young city of Birmingham and engaged in a flurry of successful investments. He developed several street railways, helped found the Berney National Bank, invested in Avondale's development, and partnered with James Van Hoose and Rufus Hagood in the formation of the East Lake Land Company which created a large residential suburb anchored by East Lake Park.
Jemison was named the first president of the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company when it was formed by consolidating the Birmingham Railway & Electric Company with the Consolidated Electric Light Company and the Birmingham Gas Company in 1898. He also served on the boards of directors of the Southern Railway, Alabama Great Southern Railway, and First National Bank of Birmingham.
Jemison's Glen Iris Park estate subdivision was designed with the help of professional landscape architect Samuel Parsons. Jemison commissioned architect Thomas Walter III to design his own home there in 1902.
Jemison died in 1926 of angina pectoris. He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery and his papers are housed at Birmingham Public Library Archives.
Jemison and his son, Robert Jr, were both inducted into the Birmingham Business Hall of Fame in 2008.
References
- "Robert Jemison, Sr., Dies" (September 17, 1926) Birmingham Age-Herald
External links
- Robert Jemison Sr at Findagrave.com
- Robert Jemison Sr papers at bplonline.org