Charles T Yerkes
American
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underground Electric Railways Co of London Ltd | 1900 | 1905 |
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underground Electric Railways Co of London Ltd | 1900 | 1905 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1871/11/00 | As a financial agent for the City of Philadelphia's treasurer, Joseph Marcer, Yerkes risk public money in a large-scale stock speculation which crashes when the Great Chicago Fire sparks a financial panic. | Work | |||||
| 1872/00/00 | Left insolvent and unable to make payment to the City of Philadelphia, Yerkes is convicted of larceny and sentenced to 33 months in Eastern State Penitentiary. | Inmate | Eastern State Penitentiary | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1895/00/00 | Charles Tyson Yerkes invest in George Ferris' "Ferris Wheel Park" located near the end of one of Yerkes' streetcar lines. | Investor | Chicago, grande roue (film) | ||||
| 1897/10/21 | Yerkes Observatory opens, built for $349000, funded by Charles T Yerkes | Benefactor | Yerkes Observatory | Williams Bay | |||
| 1901/00/00 | Metropolitan District Railway is acquired by the American transport entrepreneur, Charles Tyson Yerkes, becoming a subsidiary of his Underground Electric Railways Co of London Ltd. | Owner |
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