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Theodore Newton Vail

Theodore Newton Vail

Male 1845 - 1920  (74 years)    Has no ancestors but 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Theodore Newton Vail 
    Birth 16 Jul 1845 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Apr 1920 
    Person ID I738577  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2018 

    Family Emma Righter,   b. 6 Nov 1849   d. 3 Feb 1905 (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage Aug 1869 
    Children 
     1. Davis Righter Vail,   b. 18 Jul 1870   d. 20 Dec 1906 (Age 36 years)
    +2. Lucy Grovene Vail
    Family ID F322229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2018 

  • Notes 
    • president of American Telephone & Telegraph between 1885 and 1889, and again from 1907 to 1919.[1] Vail saw telephone service as a public utility and moved to consolidate telephone networks under the Bell system. In 1913 he oversaw the Kingsbury Commitment that led to a more open system for connection



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