Edward V. Hartford

Edward Vassallo Hartford was the Founder and President of the Hartford Suspension Company who perfected the automobile shock absorber. The middle son of AampP owner George Huntington Hartford and Marie Josephine Ludlum, Edward was the only son not involved in daytoday operations of the food chain. However, starting in 1903, he was Secretary of the AampP corporation and along with his brothers George and John, he was also one of the three trustees who controlled the companys stock after his father died.

Edward was born in Orange, New Jersey. His father, George Huntington Hartford , owned the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. When Edward was eight, his father was also elected mayor of his community. He graduated from Orange High School and entered Stevens Institute of Technology. After graduating, he turned down his fathers offer to join the firm and traveled for a few years in France and India.

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