| Birth | 30 Apr 1872 | Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Bef 1894 | assisted his Prof. F P Venable in discovering the process of converting calcium carbide to acetylene - Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina | | | |
| Graduated | 1894 | University of North Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree - Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1896 | helped build and manage the plant Carbide M Mfrg which later became known as Union Carbide - Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1899 | associated with the Florida East Coast Railroad through his brother-in-law Henry M Flagler - Florida | | | |
| Residence | 9 Jun 1900 | as a boarder with William Stevens at 5 Richmond Avenue and was an electrical engineer - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Marriage | 9 Apr 1904 | Alice Mary POMEROY | | | |
| Occupation | | owner of the Western Block Company, largest maker of block and tackle in the country - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Residence | 30 Apr 1910 | at 242 Genesee Street and was partner in a block factory - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Residence | Mar 1912 | and purchased the home on Locust street known as "The Hill" - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1917 | inherited with his sisters, the Flagler fortune after his sister Mary Lily died | | | |
| Residence | 19 Jan 1920 | with his wife at 433 Locust Street and was an owner of a block factory - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Occupation | 1924 | president and managed the Flagler System companies | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1926 | provided funds for the building of the University of NC's stadium called Kenan Stadium - Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina | | | |
| Miscellaneous | | owned and developed Randleigh Farm a dairy farm for research on Jersey cattle - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Residence | 8 Apr 1930 | with his wife at 433 Locust Street and was a railroad executive - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1947 | published a book on his research titled History of Randleigh Farms, Lockport, New York - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Bef 1958 | published an autobiography, Incidents by the Way - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1963 | contributed money towards a community center - Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |
| Death | 28 Jul 1965 | Lockport, Niagara County, New York | | | |