Coleman, Lockett Gwin, Sr.

Person

Dates

Existence: 1877 - 1962

Biography

Lockett Gwin Coleman, Sr. was born in 1877 in Macon, Georgia. He received a degree from Harvard Universiy in 1900 and began working for the Grand Trunk Railway under various positions. He later worked for the Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western and Rogers Locomotive Works. In 1902, he returned to the Grand Trunk Railway as trainmaster and later assistant superintendent. He died in 1962.

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Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lockett Gwin Coleman, Sr. papers, 1924-1937

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School / Collection: Records of locomotive builders

Item — Box 1-2: [Barcode: HB43A1]Identifier: Mss:541 1847-1937

Scope and Contents:

Papers relating to the development of diesel engines; Lockett. Coleman worked for Ingersoll-Rand on the project.