Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Louis Childs Jr. MADEIRA
Louis Childs Madeira, formerly known as Louis C. Madeira Jr., third child of Louis Cephas and Adeline Laura (Powell) Madeira, born in the city of Philadelphia, June 2, 1853, prepared for college at the Episcopal Academy, and graduated at the University of Pennsylvania, class of 1872, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. From 1872 to 1877 he was employed as a civil engineer on the Wilmington and Northern and Bound Brook railroads. He then became associated with his father and brother in the firm of Louis C. Madeira & Sons, insurance agents, and continues an active member of the firm. In 1902 he became an officer of the incorporated company of Madeira, Hill & Company, miners and shippers of anthracite and bituminous coal, of which he is the present secretary. He is also a director and secretary of George B. Newton & Company, Incorporated, shippers, and wholesale and retail dealers in coal; treasurer of the Saltsburg Coal Mining Company; treasurer of the Madeira Hill, Clark Coal Company; treasurer and director of the Thomas Colliery Company; a director of the Standard Ice Manufacturing Company, of the General Accident Insurance Company and the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Madeira is a Republican in politics, and while taking an active interest in municipal affairs, serving as a member of the Committee of Seventy since 1905, has never sought or held public office other than that of a member of the School Board, on which he has served several years. He is also a trustee of the Protestant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia.
Mr. Madeira is fond of outdoor sports. Was commodore of the Schuylkill Navy, 1890-91, a director of the Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania, 1890-1905; is a member of the Corinthian Yacht, Germantown Cricket and Philadelphia Barge clubs. He is also a member of the Rittenhouse and University clubs.
Louis Childs Madeira married, in Philadelphia, October 16, 1890, Marion Clark, and they reside on West School House Lane, Germantown. They have three children; Edward Walter Madeira, born March 23, 1892; Crawford Clark Madeira, born February 23, 1894; Elizabeth Madeira, born September 7, 1906.
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