SS James Laughlin
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The SS James Laughlin was a lake freighter.[1]
The vessel's namesake, James Laughlin, a brother-in-law of President Howard Taft, committed suicide in 1910.[1]
She was launched in 1906 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, in Ecorse, Michigan.[2]
She was scrapped in 1979.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "TRAVELER NOT MRS. TAFT.; Auto Driver at Ashtabula Took Another Sister of Mrs. Laughlin to Boat.". The New York Times (Ashtabula, Ohio): p. 13. 1910-06-13. https://www.nytimes.com/1910/06/13/archives/traveler-not-mrs-taft-auto-driver-at-ashtabula-took-another-sister.html. Retrieved 2021-03-30. "A story sent out of here a few days ago that Mrs. W.H. Taft, wife of the President, had taken passage on the lake freighter James Laughlin for Duluth, with her sister and another Plttsburg woman, seems to have made some stir in Government circles."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Laughlin, James". Great Lakes Vessel History. https://www.greatlakesvesselhistory.com/histories-by-name/l/laughlin-james. Retrieved 2021-03-30. "Sold for scrap 1979 to Strathearne Terminals Ltd."
