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Frederick Watts (May 9, 1801 – August 17, 1889), is called the “Father of Penn State University” and was a prominent agricultural reformer, lawyer and businessman who headed the U.S. Department of Agriculture as Commissioner of Agriculture from 1871-1877 under President Ulysses S. Grant.He served as President of the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania State University (originally known as the Farmer’s High School, then Pennsylvania Agricultural College) from its founding in 1855 through 1874 He was President of the Cumberland Valley Railroad from 1840 to 1873. This early, small-gauge railroad ran from Carlisle to Harrisburg in 1831 and introduced the first "sleeper cars" in America; the bunks were nothing more than three rows of upholstered boards that were folded up during the day and then hung from connecting leather straps at night for sleeping. The first such car, the "Chambersburg," began service in 1839 and the "Carlisle" followed soon afterwards. Wikipedia
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