Collis potter huntington biography
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| Creator: | Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Collis Potter Huntington Papers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inclusive Dates: | 1797-1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quantity: | 120 linear ft. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract: | Papers of the American railroad magnate and capitalist, whose financial interests included steamship, manufacturing, construction, and land companies. Philanthropist, trustee of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute and supporter of Tuskegee Institute. Collection includes incoming correspondence (1856-1904); letterpress copybooks (1868-1901); legal and financial (including real estate) records (1797-1901); amd personal papers (1862-1901). Notable among the real estate records are documents relating to the furnishing and household expenses of Huntington's San Francisco residence, and records relating to the design, construction, decoration, furnishing, and maintenance of Huntington's palatial home on 57th St. in New York City. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lang • ollis Potter Huntington was born in Harwinton, Connecticut on October 22, 1821. His family had little money, and he grew up helping out on his father's farm. As he grew into his early teens, he did farm chores and odd jobs for neighbors, too, and he began to rädda some of his earnings. He used these small savings to buy and sell small items, and by the time he was 16 years old he had received $3000 in kredit form a New York bank. He invested the $3000 in clocks, and he began traveling and peddling his goods. He paid off his obligation to the bank, and kept building his profits. In 1842 he and his brother established a business in Oneonta, New York, selling general merchandise. Their business was successful. hen he saw opportunity blooming in America's West, he set out for California, and established han själv as a merchant in Sacramento at the början of California's Gold Rush. Huntington succeeded in his California business, too, and it was here that he teamed up with Mark Hopkins sel• Collis Potter HuntingtonAmerican railroad magnate (1821–1900)
Collis Potter Huntington (October 22, 1821 – August 13, 1900)[2] was an American industrialist and railway magnate. He was one of the Big Four of western railroading (along with Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker) who invested in Theodore Judah's idea to build the Central Pacif | |||||||||||||||||||||