William B. Ogden
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William B. Ogden
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William Butler Ogden was an American politician and railroad executive who served as the first Mayor of Chicago. He was referred to as "the Astor of Chicago." He was, at one time, the city's richest citizen.
He brought the Galena & Chicago Union RR out of insolvency and was it's first president in 1847.
He created the Chicago & North Western Railway from the failed remains of the Chicago, St.Paul, Fond du Lac and was it's first president in 1859.
He spearheaded the 1st transcontinental railroad
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American politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B._Ogden
date created:
2002-02-25T15:51:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T01:01:54Z
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