Hoxsey, Archibald, 1884-1910
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1884 - 1910
Biographical Note: Archibal Hoxsey
Archibald Hoxsey was a pilot who flew for the Wright Brothers.
Born in 1884 in Staunton, Illinois, he worked as an auto mechanic. He met the Wright brothers around 1909 and worked for them as a mechanic then as a teacher at a flight school they opened in Montgomery, Alabama. He is noted for taking President Theodore Roosevelt in a plane on October 11, 1910. In December of that year he set an altitude record at nearly 11,500 feet. He died a few days later on December 31 after crashing during another altitude record attempt.
Gender
- male
Occupations
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Biographical Information Files - H
Sub-Group
Scope and Contents
Individuals whose names begin with H: Haddaway, George Edward [Aviation journalist, enthusiast, and philanthropist] Obituary, Air-Log (The University of Texas at Dallas), 1998"SEAlebrity: Honorary Silver Eagle George E. Haddaway," The Scuttlebutt, October 1989 Haise, Fred [U.S. astronaut] NASA photographs of Haise ...
Dates:
circa 1900-2020s
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