Asa Packer
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Asa Packer was a 19th-century American industrialist, philanthropist, and politician best known for his role in the coal and railroad industries and for endowing Lehigh University.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson in the coal industry
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mauch Chunk Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1805-12-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1879-05-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | common schools in Connecticut ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1868 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endowed | Lehigh University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| founded | Lehigh University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Catherine Packer
NERFINISHED
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Lucy Evelyn Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Asa Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | American ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Asa Packer Campus of Lehigh University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
statue on Lehigh University campus ⓘ |
| industry |
coal
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
ⓘ
founding and endowing Lehigh University ⓘ involvement in the anthracite coal industry ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expansion of transportation infrastructure in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
philanthropic support of higher education ⓘ |
| notableWork | financing and building the Lehigh Valley Railroad ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
industrialist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ politician ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mystic, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| representedInLegislature | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Minerva Blakslee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Lehigh Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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