The Edison Illuminating Company sign on Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts
Industry
Electricity
Founded
December 17, 1880; 143 years ago (1880-12-17) in New York City, United States
Founder
Thomas Edison
Defunct
1901 (1901)
Fate
Purchased by Consolidated Gas
Successor
Consolidated Edison
Key people
Henry Ford (chief engineer) James Hood Wright (board member)
The Edison Illuminating Company was established by Thomas Edison on December 17, 1880, to construct electrical generating stations, initially in New York City. The company was the prototype for other local illuminating companies that were established in the United States during the 1880s.[1]
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