Name Eugenius Outerbridge Role Author | Siblings Mary Ewing Outerbridge | |
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Born 1860 Philadelphia Employer Homasote Company (1909-1932)
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (1921-1924) Parent(s) Alexander Ewing Outerbridge (1816-1900)
Laura Catherine Harvey (1818-1867) Relatives Mary Ewing Outerbridge, sister Died November 10, 1932, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Books Finance and Commerce, Their Relation to International Good Will: International Conciliation, No. 50, January, 1912 Known for Homasote, Outerbridge Crossing People also search for Mary Ewing Outerbridge, Isaac Newton Seligman, Sereno Stansbury Pratt, John Alexander Low Waddell | ||
Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge (March 8, 1860 – November 10, 1932) was a businessman and promoter of patent fiberboard, and the first chairman of the interstate agency known then as the Port of New York Authority. The Outerbridge Crossing, a Port Authority bridge, was named for him.
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Biography
Eugenius was born on March 8, 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bermudians Alexander Ewing Outerbridge I and Laura Catherine Harvey. His sister, Mary Ewing Outerbridge was the founder, in 1874, of American lawn tennis which was the progenitor of modern tennis. His other siblings include: Albert Albany Outerbridge; Joseph Outerbridge; August Emelio Outerbridge (1846-1921) who died on January 14, 1921; Harriett Harvey Outerbridge; Alexander Ewing Outerbridge II; Laura Catharine Outerbridge; and Adolph John Harvey Outerbridge (1858-1928) who died on May 29, 1928.
Outerbridge incorporated the Agasote Millboard Company in 1909 to produce a high-density fiberboard. The company used the material to produce roof panels for railroad cars and the roofs of automobiles. In 1916, the company introduced Homasote, a versatile fiberboard made from recycled materials, made by the Homasote Company in West Trenton, New Jersey. Homasote was still being produced as of November, 2012.
Outerbridge was the first chairman of the Port of New York Authority, now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The new Authority was founded on April 30, 1921, and was the first interstate agency created under a clause of the Constitution permitting compacts between states.
Outerbridge was among the founding organizers of the Richmond County Country Club on Staten Island in 1888.
He died on November 10, 1932 at 950 Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.
Legacy
The Outerbridge Crossing, a toll bridge between Staten Island, New York and Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is named in honor of Eugenius Outerbridge. It opened on June 29, 1928.