Born on this date, March 12, in 1874, Edward Andrew Deeds played a vital role at the National Cash Register Company before co-founding the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company with lifelong professional partner and friend Charles Kettering in 1909.

Deeds later co-founded the Engineers Club of Dayton with Kettering as well in 1914.

Col. Deeds and his wife, Edith, founded Carillon Park with their generous gift of the carillon.

Serving as President of the National Cash Register Company years later, Deeds passed away in Kettering in 1960.