Matthew Newkirk
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Matthew Newkirk
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Matthew Newkirk was an American businessman, railroad magnate, banker and philanthropist. He was president of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B) and led the integration of four railroad companies to establish the first direct rail service between Philadelphia and Baltimore. He was a director of the Second Bank of the United States; and an investor in the Little Schuylkill Navigation, Railroad and Coal Company and the Cambria Iron Company. He was a board member of Girard C
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American businessman, banker and philanthropist (1794–1868)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Newkirk
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2024-03-06T21:39:57Z
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