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Collis Potter Huntington (October 22, 1821 – August 13, 1900) 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 Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad.
- American
- First transcontinental railroad
- October 22, 1821, Harwinton, Connecticut, U.S.
Mar 13, 2024 · Collis P. Huntington was an American railroad magnate who promoted the Central Pacific Railroad’s extension across the West, making possible the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. Born into a poor family, Huntington worked as an itinerant peddler and became a prosperous merchant in Oneonta,
Collis P. Huntington. Courtesy: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Collis Huntington had a preternatural sense for buying and selling. He came to California in 1849 at news ...
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Jun 6, 2021 · A biography of Collis Potter Huntington, the sixth child of a poor farm family in Harwinton, Connecticut, who became one of the most powerful and influential men in America. Learn how he built a fortune in the 19th century by selling clocks and notions, opening a store in California, and investing in the Central Pacific Railroad.
Mar 4, 2024 · Collis P. Huntington was one of the "Big Four" that would help build the transcontinental railroad. Like several of the now famous tycoons Huntington came from a rather modest family and upbringing and he actually did not become involved with the railroad industry until he was almost 40. A merchant and general businessman for years, once ...
Courtesy: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Collis Huntington had a preternatural sense for buying and selling. He came to California in 1849 at news of gold. He found success vending supplies to men chasing their fortunes in icy streams. Despite a rough start, he established himself in Sacramento by the turn of the decade.
May 14, 2018 · Collis Potter Huntington. Collis Potter Huntington (1821-1900), American railroad builder, was a promoter and manager of the Central Pacific Railway and was prominent later in the Southern Pacific Company. Collis P. Huntington was born on Oct. 22, 1821, at Harwinton, Conn. His early life was hard. At the age of 14 he left school and went to work.
