History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: With Plan of Organization, Portraits of Officials and Biographical Sketches, Volume 2Henry T. Coates, 1895 - Railroads |
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... schools was received at the Chambersburg Academy , which had the reputation of being one of the foremost educational institutions in the State . At seven- teen he decided upon the railroad as his life - work , and entered the shops of ...
... schools was received at the Chambersburg Academy , which had the reputation of being one of the foremost educational institutions in the State . At seven- teen he decided upon the railroad as his life - work , and entered the shops of ...
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... resigned . ALEXANDER M. Fox . Alexander M. Fox was born October 7 , 1824 , in the County of Philadelphia , District of Northern Liberties , and educated in the private schools of the same . He was brought up ORGANIZATION AND BIOGRAPHY . II.
... resigned . ALEXANDER M. Fox . Alexander M. Fox was born October 7 , 1824 , in the County of Philadelphia , District of Northern Liberties , and educated in the private schools of the same . He was brought up ORGANIZATION AND BIOGRAPHY . II.
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... schools of the same . He was brought up in the Dunkard Church , his parents being descendants of that Society ; his father served as Treasurer of the Church for seventy years , and for forty years as one of the Deacons . His parents and ...
... schools of the same . He was brought up in the Dunkard Church , his parents being descendants of that Society ; his father served as Treasurer of the Church for seventy years , and for forty years as one of the Deacons . His parents and ...
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... schools that he attended until he was fifteen years old . At that age he found employment as a clerk in a store , after which he engaged in the lumber and produce business respectively ; he had succeeded so well by application and ...
... schools that he attended until he was fifteen years old . At that age he found employment as a clerk in a store , after which he engaged in the lumber and produce business respectively ; he had succeeded so well by application and ...
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... schools of Pittsburgh , but while he was yet a lad his father removed to Europe , and he secured in the continental schools not only an intimate knowledge of modern languages , but also the advantages of a lib- eral course of study in ...
... schools of Pittsburgh , but while he was yet a lad his father removed to Europe , and he secured in the continental schools not only an intimate knowledge of modern languages , but also the advantages of a lib- eral course of study in ...
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