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John Murray Forbes.
American railroad magnate, merchant, philanthropist and abolitionist (1813–1898)
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About John Murray Forbes
John Murray Forbes was an American railroad magnate, merchant, opium merchant, philanthropist and abolitionist. He was president of both the Michigan Central railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in the 1850s. He kept doing business with Russell & Company.
Everything about John Murray Forbes →- Occupation
- merchant, entrepreneur
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 23, 1813
- Died
- October 12, 1898