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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_EdisonCharles Edison - Wikipedia

    Charles Edison (August 3, 1890 – July 31, 1969) was an American politician. He was the Assistant and then United States Secretary of the Navy, and served as the 42nd governor of New Jersey. Commonly known as "Lord Edison", he was a son of Thomas Edison and Mina Miller Edison .

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_EdisonThomas Edison - Wikipedia

    Ford reportedly convinced Charles Edison to seal a test tube of air in the inventor's room shortly after his death, as a memento. A plaster death mask and casts of Edison's hands were also made. Mina died in 1947. Marriages and children

  3. www.thomasedison.org › the-edison-familyThe Edison Family | Thomas Edison

    Charles is the best known of the Edison children because of his second career, in public service. In the mid-1930s he served in the cabinet of President Franklin Roosevelt– Acting Secretary of the navy.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Thomas-EdisonThomas Edison | Biography, Early Life, Inventions, & Facts

    May 27, 2024 · Thomas Edison, the prolific American inventor and entrepreneur, revolutionized the world with his inventions such as the phonograph and practical electric lighting systems, forever changing our way of life.

  5. www.nps.gov › edis › learnCharles Edison - U.S. National Park Service

    Charles Edison. NPS Photo. Charles is the best known of the Edison children because of his second career, in public service. In the mid-1930s he served in the cabinet of President Franklin Roosevelt--first as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, then as Acting Secretary.

  6. millercenter.org › president › fdrooseveltCharles Edison (1940) | Miller Center

    Charles Edison was born August 3, 1890, in West Orange, New Jersey, the son of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1909 to 1913 and received a degree in electrical engineering.

  7. www.charlesedisonfund.org › charles-edisonCharles Edison Biography | Charles Edison Fund

    A son of Thomas Alva Edison, Charles Edison was Secretary of the Navy, Governor of New Jersey and a nationally recognized corporate executive. He died July 31, 1969, three days shy of his seventy-ninth birthday.

  8. uspresidentialhistory.com › charles-edisonCHARLES EDISON – U.S. PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY

    Thomas Edison. DIED: July 31, 1969 (age 78) New York, New York. EDUCATION: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. POLITICAL PARTY: Republican (Before 1940) Democratic (1940–1962) Conservative (1962–1969) HIGHLIGHTS: 1937-1940: Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1939-1940: Acting Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1941-1944 ...

  9. www.history.navy.mil › browse-by-topic › peopleCharles Edison - NHHC

    Jan 9, 2023 · Charles Edison was born 3 August 1890 in West Orange, New Jersey. He was the son of the inventor Thomas Edison. In 1909, he entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and...

  10. artsandculture.google.com › entity › charles-edisonCharles Edison — Google Arts & Culture

    Charles Edison was an American politician, businessman, inventor and animal behaviorist. He was the Assistant and then United States Secretary of the Navy, and served as the 42nd...