Harrison Arms

Harrison H. Arms was a Toledo, Ohio livery and stable operator who, in 1885, formed the Arms Palace Horse Car Company for the purpose of transporting racehorses and other high-value animals by rail in a specialized type of "horse car" of his own design.

Early life

Harrison H. Arms was born on August 3, 1839, in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

Career

Arms was the founder of the Arms Palace Horse Car Company. He had offices in Chicago and had a stock farm in Marshall, Michigan.
Arms was a stockholder and director of the Monrovia First National Bank and the Southern Counties Gas Company. He also built the first cheese factory in New York.

Personal life

Arms married Lucy R. He moved to Monrovia, California, around 1907 and built a home at 215 Highland Avenue.
Arms died on July 5, 1917, at his country estate near Marshall, Michigan. He was cremated and interred in Toledo, Ohio.