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Alfred Huger Moses (1840–1918) was an American banker and investor who founded the city of Sheffield, Alabama. Biography. Alfred Huger Moses was born to a Jewish family in 1840 in Charleston, South Carolina, the oldest son of Adeline and Levy Moses.
One such dreamer was Alfred Huger Moses (1840-1918), the oldest son and one of nine children born in Charleston, SC to Levy and Adeline Moses. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Charleston...
Alfred Huger Moses was responsible for the establishment of Sheffield, Alabama. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he moved to Alabama after serving in the Confederate Army where he achieved the rank of Captain.
The first standard full frame 35mm camera sold to the public, and its inventor Alfred Huger Moses Jr, are pretty much unknown and forgotten today. Yet they deserve recognition for their historic 35mm firsts!
Alfred Huger Moses and his brother, Mordecai, were largely responsible for the founding of Sheffield, Alabama. They named the city after Sheffield, England hoping for similar success in industrialization.
Alfred Huger Moses was responsible for the layout of the residential, business, and industrial areas of Sheffield, Alabama, which was incorporated in 1895. He named Montgomery Avenue after Montgomery, Alabama where he and his family had lived (and where he and his wife are buried) before moving to Sheffield.
Thanhouser Career Synopsis: Alfred H. Moses, Jr. was a cameraman with Thanhouser from early 1910 to 1916. Biographical Notes: Alfred Huger Moses, Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1874, showed an early aptitude for mechanics, and was educated at Alabama Polytechnic and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
