Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Orton, Edward, Jr.

ORTON, EDWARD, JR., an American educator, born in Chester, N. Y. in 1863. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1884 and for four years afterwards served as chemist in a blast furnace. He was the first to begin the manufacture of “ferro-silicon” as an alloy of iron in the United States. Largely through his efforts a school for instruction in the technology of clay, glass and cement industries was established. From 1902 to 1906 he was dean of the College of Engineering at the Ohio State University, serving again in that capacity from 1910 to 1916. He served as major in the Quartermaster Service in 1917. He was a member of many important professional societies. He wrote many reports on clay industries and many technical articles for professional magazines.