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Andrew CARNEGIE was born 25 November 1835 in Scotland
Andrew CARNEGIE was the child of ? and ?Andrew was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1845.
Andrew CARNEGIE died 11 August 1919 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.
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Andrew CARNEGIE was a founder of the United States Steel Corporation.
Andrew CARNEGIE was a founder of the United States Steel Corporation.
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1835 - Birth
Name: Andrew Carnegie
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1835
Birthplace: DUNFERMLINE,FIFE,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: William Carnegie
Mother's Name: Margaret Morrison
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
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Name: Andrew Carnegie
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1835
Birthplace: DUNFERMLINE,FIFE,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: William Carnegie
Mother's Name: Margaret Morrison
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
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Biography
ANDREW CARNEGIE, the largest manufacturer of pig iron, steel rails and coke in the world, well deserves a place among America's celebrated men. He was born November 25, 1835, at Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States with his father in 1845, settling in Pittsburg. Two years later Mr. Carnegie began his business career by attending a small stationary engine. This work did not suit him and he became a telegraph messenger with the Atlantic and Ohio Co., and later he became an operator, and was one of the first to read telegraphic signals by sound. Mr. Carnegie was afterward sent to the Pittsburg office of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., as clerk to the superintendent and manager of the telegraph lines. While in this position he made the acquaintance of Mr. Woodruff, the inventor of the sleeping car. Mr. Carnegie immediately became interested and was one of the organizers of the company for its construction after the railroad had adopted it, and the success of this...Read MORE...
A Biographical Record Of Schuyler County, New York, S. J. Clarke, 1903
ANDREW CARNEGIE, the largest manufacturer of pig iron, steel rails and coke in the world, well deserves a place among America's celebrated men. He was born November 25, 1835, at Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States with his father in 1845, settling in Pittsburg. Two years later Mr. Carnegie began his business career by attending a small stationary engine. This work did not suit him and he became a telegraph messenger with the Atlantic and Ohio Co., and later he became an operator, and was one of the first to read telegraphic signals by sound. Mr. Carnegie was afterward sent to the Pittsburg office of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., as clerk to the superintendent and manager of the telegraph lines. While in this position he made the acquaintance of Mr. Woodruff, the inventor of the sleeping car. Mr. Carnegie immediately became interested and was one of the organizers of the company for its construction after the railroad had adopted it, and the success of this...Read MORE...
A Biographical Record Of Schuyler County, New York, S. J. Clarke, 1903
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1919 Death 11 August 1919
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 83.
1919 - STEEL KING PASSES AWAY - Andrew Carnegie Succumbs to Bronchial Pneumonia
By Associated Press
Lenox, Mass., Aug. 11 - Andrew Carnegie died today at his summer home of bronchial pneumonia.
Carnegie spent most of the summer here, coming from New York in May and up to a few weeks ago enjoyed fishing trips on the lake which borders his big estate, and riding about the grounds.
He was taken ill Friday and steadily grew worse. His advance aged and lessened powers of resistance hastened the end.
Andrew Carnegie is survived by a widow and one daughter, Margaret, who married Ensign Roswell Miller of New York last April.
Owing to his ill health Carnegie led a secluded life and his withdrawal from public activities gave rise to frequent statements concerning his health.
Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana, Texas
August 11, 1919
By Associated Press
Lenox, Mass., Aug. 11 - Andrew Carnegie died today at his summer home of bronchial pneumonia.
Carnegie spent most of the summer here, coming from New York in May and up to a few weeks ago enjoyed fishing trips on the lake which borders his big estate, and riding about the grounds.
He was taken ill Friday and steadily grew worse. His advance aged and lessened powers of resistance hastened the end.
Andrew Carnegie is survived by a widow and one daughter, Margaret, who married Ensign Roswell Miller of New York last April.
Owing to his ill health Carnegie led a secluded life and his withdrawal from public activities gave rise to frequent statements concerning his health.
Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana, Texas
August 11, 1919
1919 - ANDREW CARNEGIE DEAD.
GREAT STEEL MASTER'S METHODS.
THE ROAD TO FORTUNE.
New York, Aug. 11
Mr. Andrew Carnegie died at 7.30 this morning at Lenox, Massachusetts. The cause of death is given as bronchial pneumonia. Mr. Carnegie had been living at his summer home at Lenox ever since the wedding of his daughter...
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The Times
London, England
August 12, 1919
GREAT STEEL MASTER'S METHODS.
THE ROAD TO FORTUNE.
New York, Aug. 11
Mr. Andrew Carnegie died at 7.30 this morning at Lenox, Massachusetts. The cause of death is given as bronchial pneumonia. Mr. Carnegie had been living at his summer home at Lenox ever since the wedding of his daughter...
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The Times
London, England
August 12, 1919
Andrew is buried at: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Sleepy Hollow Westchester County New York, USA
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