Erie Railroad Biography - Alfred C. Baldwin


A.C. Baldwin

A. C. BALDWIN, Cleveland, Ohio.
Alfred Case Baldwin was born in Solon, Ohio, January 25, 1862, where he lived until 10 years of age, when his parents moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He attended the Cleveland public school for five years and in the spring of 1877 the family moved to Geneva, Ohio, where Mr. Baldwin became a student in the Geneva Normal School.

He was married in October, 1880, to Miss Ettie V. Andrews, and three children have been born to them, Gracie E., who died at the age of 2 years and 3 months; Eva, who still survives, and Harold H., who died at the age of 7 years.

Mr. Baldwin has been in the employ of the Erie eighteen years as fireman and engineer, and during that time he has had no serious accident, and has received but one suspension, that being of only a few days' duration. In 1896 he was elected Chief Engineer of Division 167, B. of L. E., which office he has held ever since. At the convention held in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1896, he was elected a member of the Board of Trustees of the Locomotive Engineers' Insurance Association, and at the convention at St. Louis in 1898 was reelected, being still a member of the Board. He has been Chairman of the Committee of Adjustment for Mahoning Division, and is a member of the General Committee of Adjustment of the Erie System for the last seven years.

Mr. Baldwin is the youngest of three children. His parents reside in Cleveland, and have reached the ripe old age of 75 and 76, respectively.

Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.




From the May, 1908 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
A very pleasant and agreeable surprise was extended to our late Road Foreman, A.C. Baldwin, at the residence of William Forbes, No. 34 West 116th Street, when a gold watch, chain and charm, with the Masonic emblem inserted, were presented to him by his fellow workers to show their friendship as well as their appreciation of the many good deeds he has performed in the past, and the interest he had taken in his co-workers to make their life worth the living, and for his devotion to their welfare, as well as for the interests of the company. About 150 employees were on hand from all branches of the Mechanical Department. The presentation was made by engineer Mat Shay, with a very eloquent address. The gift was a great surprise to Mr. Baldwin, and his family, the more so because it took place on "April Fool's Day," April 1. After congratulations were extended by everyone, there was an enjoyable entertainment, with Miss L. Peters at the piano, songs by a quartet of singers, and addresses, followed by an ample lunch set out in great style, with ice cream to top off with. After dinner cigars, and a very good brand they were, too, were passed to the men. That Mr. Baldwin may live long to carry this token in memory of by-gone days, and that there may be many happy days in store for him and his family in the future, is the wish of all his acquaintances.




From the May, 1914 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
A.C. Baldwin's name was listed on a resolution of condolences from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer's General Committee of Adjustment on the death of Committee Member William H. McCannon.




From the April, 1935 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
A.C. Baldwin, Mahoning Division Engineer of Cleveland, OH, was placed on the special allowance payroll and retired recently at age 70 after 54 years, 2 months service.




From the July, 1936 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
Mrs. Esther Baldwin, 73, wife of retired Erie engineer A. Cass Baldwin, died last month after a brief illness at her house, 29964 Lorain Road, North Olmstead.




From the October, 1940 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
A. Cass Baldwin, 79, retired Mahoning Division engineer, who had been road foreman of engines, died Sept. 6 (1940) at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walter Henderson, 830 Cory Street, Fostoria, OH. He had been in Erie service 52 years. He was a Mason and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He is also survived by a grandson, Kenneth Henderson of Fostoria.





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