About
Bearded inventor who created and popularized the first modern elevator and founded the Otis Elevator Company.
Before Fame
He worked as a wagon driver, dollmaker, and mechanic.
Trivia
He demonstrated the safety of his elevators by freefalling in one in a demonstration at the 1854 New York World's Fair.
Family Life
He married Susan A. Houghton in 1834.
Associated With
He made his dramatic presentation at the World's Fair at New York's Crystal Palace where P.T. Barnum used to stage his shows.
