Frederick Wallingford Whitridge
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Frederick Wallingford Whitridge (August 8, 1852 – December 30, 1916), was President of the Third Avenue Railway Company.
to John C. Whitridge. He married the daughter of Matthew Arnold
. He died on December 30, 1916 three days after his appendix operation.
Biography
He was born on August 8, 1852 in New Bedford, MassachusettsNew Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...
to John C. Whitridge. He married the daughter of Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator...
. He died on December 30, 1916 three days after his appendix operation.