Henry Booth was a British corn merchant, businessman and engineer, known especially for pioneering the construction and management of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&M), the world's first steam locomotive rail transportation of both passengers and freight.

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Occupation: engineer, railway executive, businessperson, railway pioneer
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: April 4, 1788, April 4, 1789
Died: March 28, 1869

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Henry Booth

English railway executive (1788-1869)

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About Henry Booth

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Occupation: engineer, railway executive, businessperson, railway pioneer
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: April 4, 1788, April 4, 1789
Died: March 28, 1869

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