Northumberland County PA Archives Biographies.....Lorenz, Frederick W. V. 1853 - 

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FREDERICK W. V. LORENZ,* a German of great ability and enterprise, and a civil

engineer by profession, is just in the prime of life and has had quite an

interesting career. He came to America in October, 1877, but remained in the

United States less than one year, departing for Brazil on June 2, 1878, with

some friends and a corps of men employed by Philadelphia capitalists to

construct a railroad in South America. After sojourning in that tropical region

for several months and having varied and exciting experiences he decided to

return to the United States, which he accordingly did in 1879. Immediately after

his return he was employed by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company for

some time, subsequently entering the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad

Company. He remained with these two companies until 1886, deciding at that time

to work at his chosen profession, that of civil engineer. For several years he

continued to work at engineering and surveying, and did a great deal of special

work, prominent among which may be mentioned the large railroad bridge spanning

Shamokin Creek and two railroads. The construction of this substantially-built

bridge was in the sole charge of our subject and was built conjointly by the

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company and Northern Central Railway Company,

costing $40,000. It is a magnificent structure and Mr. Lorenz justly deserves

the reputation he secured by this piece of work. The bridge is of modern

construction and contains the very best materials obtainable. Our subject

located in Shamokin permanently in 1882, being called there to assist his uncle,

W. Lorenz, chief engineer of the Reading system, in building the Sunbury and

Shamokin division of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. During 1895 and 1896

he was city engineer of Shamokin.



  Our subject was born in Burgsteinfurt, Westphalia, Germany, December 26, 1853,

and is a son of Victor and Augusta (Drost) Lorenz. He received his education in

the high schools and colleges of Germany.



  Victor Lorenz, father of our subject, has held a high and important position

in his native country, Germany, where he still resides. He has an interesting

life-history and is mow enjoying the comforts of an independent competency in

old age and is the faithful and beloved friend of his employer. He was born

October 15, 1833, and was educated in the schools of Germany. At the age of

twenty-five years he accepted the high and honorable position of counsellor to

the Prince of Bentheim Steinfurt, of the German nobility, and has held that

important and lucrative position ever since; in fact, he has been in the service

of the Prince for about fifty years, and the family counsellor of eight

children, who love and respect him, not as their servant, but as their friend.

Few can boast of having been so intimately connected with people of such rank,

and our subject is justly proud of his father.



  Frederick W. V. Lorenz was united in marriage, by the beautiful Episcopal

service, with Clary Beury, a daughter of Christian Beury, of Shamokin, Pa., on

June 25, 1884. They now have two bright and attractive daughters: Helen B., born

August 30, 1885; and Nancy L., born July ij, 1887. These daughters, just

entering their teens, are a source of pride and gratification to their parents,

who are rearing them in accordance with the doctrines of the Protestant

Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Lorenz is a vestryman.









Additional Comments:

* The information contained in this biography was supplied by the subject of

this sketch. A type-set copy of the biography was sent to the subject to be

proof-read, but the subject did not edit and return the copy, so this biography

may contain typographical errors.



  Extracted from:

    

    Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District

    Published by 

    Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)





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