Baldwin, Frederick Walker 'Casey' National Historic Person
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Baldwin, Frederick Walker 'Casey'
© Parks Canada
Address :
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1957-06-03
Life Date:
1882 to 1948
Other Name(s):
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Baldwin, Frederick Walker 'Casey'
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
1971-023
Importance:
Engineer, worked with Alexander Graham Bell, designed aircraft and hydrofoil
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Alexander Graham Bell NHSC Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Born in Toronto, grandson of Robert Baldwin, "Casey" Baldwin was a life-long associate of Alexander Graham Bell. His reputation rests chiefly on pioneer work in aviation and hydrofoil water craft. In 1908, at Lake Keuka, New York, he became the first Canadiain to fly a plane, and he was the designer of the first aeroplane in North America to use the aileron (1908). Baldwin and Bell's hydrofoil, HD4, set a world speed record on Bras d'Or Lake in 1919. He was manager of the Graham Bell Laboratories (1909-32) and represented Victoria in the Nova Scotia Legislature (1933-37). He died at Baddeck.