John Work Garrett
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John Work Garrett was a prominent 19th-century American banker and railroad executive who served as president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and played a key role in its expansion and in Civil War logistics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Work Garrett canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banker
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human ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1820-07-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| child |
Robert Garrett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Harrison Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1884-09-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Deer Park, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1884 ⓘ |
| familyName | Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Robert Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
finance
ⓘ
rail transport management ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding the B&O Railroad westward
ⓘ
leading the B&O Railroad during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| name | John Work Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of Civil War rail logistics for the Union
ⓘ
expansion of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
ⓘ
railroad executive ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Union ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
guided B&O through post–Civil War expansion
ⓘ
oversaw B&O Railroad support for Union troop movements ⓘ |
| spouse | Rachel Ann Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1858 ⓘ |
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