| Family Tree: | New World - Part 141 | |
| Son of: | Henry Egbert Bostwick (1832) and Sophia (1833) | GBFA |
| Born: | 7/10/1870 in Detroit, Mich | GBFA |
| Died: | 2/1/1931 in New York | NY Times |
| Married: | Emma Lake (1880) | ACAG |
| Children: | Florence Emma (1905) , Dorothy Ashley (1911) | ACAG |
| 1880 Census, San Francisco, Calif, aged 9 |
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| 1910 Census, San Francisco, Calif, aged 38, capitalist | T624_100.50 | |
| Capitalist. In conjunction with H. Collbran he built the Seoul Chemulpo Railway, the first steam railway in Korea, in 1898; also the first electric lighting plant, the first telephone service, and the first systems of public water supply. He established the first American bank in Seoul, and took a prominent part in the reconstruction of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Director Jesse-Moore Hunt Co, San Francisco Director Bank of Mill Valley, Calif Vice-president Seoul Mining Co 1st vice-president Collbran-Bostwick Development Co (Seoul) Co-partner Barker, Knickerbocker & Bostwick, San Francisco Decorated by Emperor of Korea with 3rd Order of Pal Kwai Member Royal Society of Arts, London A Republican, and a Presbyterian Clubs: Bohemian, Family, Union League (San Francisco), Seoul, Chemulpo (Korea) His home and office was in San Francisco |
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| The New York Times recorded this obituary in its issue of 2nd January 1931. "Harry R. Bostwick, 60, known throughout the Orient for his mining operations and as a railroad builder, died here to-day after a long illness. He constructed the first electric railway in Seoul and was engaged in many Korean development projects. He was decorated by the Emperor of Korea and by the late Emperor of Japan." |
NY Times 2/1/1931 | |