James Robert Cade

James Robert Cade (HM2B75)

Location: Houston, TX 77007 Harris County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 45.982', W 95° 23.202'

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(June 15, 1845 - November 5, 1912)

Born in England in 1845, James Robert Cade immigrated to the United States in mid-1869, arriving in Harrisburg, Texas, in 1873 with his new bride, Annie Mortimer, also of English descent. James Robert previously trained in England as a railroad carpenter and car builder, experience that helped him find employment as a rail car builder with a small railroad located in Harrisburg, the Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio Railway Company. For the next eighteen years, the couple made their home in Harrisburg, where they raised four sons as John Robert advanced to executive status with Southern Pacific Railway Company, which acquired the GH&SA and the Texas & New Orleans Railway.

In 1885, Cade was designated master car builder for SP, Atlantic System, which entailed managing the rail car repair division. Private cars manufactured during Cade's tenure were of the highest quality and craftsmanship, using the latest technology and finest materials available to the industry. He was an innovator in the national railroad conversion of all rail cars from harvested timbers to iron beams. His 1892 iron rigging design was adopted nationally for safe and better transport ability.

In addition to his distinguished career, he co-founded and was very active in St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Houston's Fifth Ward, was elected president



of the Mechanics Building and Loan Association and, as a member of the Masons, received the Order of High Priesthood in 1895. Cade Rothwell Lodge No. 1151 AF&AM, chartered in 1921, was named in his honor. Through his innovation and civic leadership, James Robert Cade significantly contributed to the economic development of Texas following the Civil War.
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HM NumberHM2B75
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Year Placed2016
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Thursday, September 6th, 2018 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 269236 N 3295284
Decimal Degrees29.76636667, -95.38670000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 45.982', W 95° 23.202'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 45' 58.92" N, 95° 23' 12.12" W
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Area Code(s)281, 713
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2911 Washington Ave, Houston TX 77007, US
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