George Washington Cass

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George Washington Cass was a 19th-century American railroad executive and businessman influential in the expansion of rail transport in the northern United States.

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instanceOf businessman
human
railroad executive
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Northern Pacific Railway NERFINISHED
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway NERFINISHED
Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED
familyName Cass NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork rail transport
givenName George NERFINISHED
hasPartInName George Washington NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
middleName Washington NERFINISHED
notableFor expansion of rail transport in the northern United States
role in 19th-century American railroad expansion
notableWork leadership in construction and management of Midwestern and northern U.S. railroads
occupation businessman
railroad executive
positionHeld director of the Union Pacific Railroad
executive of the Northern Pacific Railway
president of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
residence Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
timePeriod 19th century
workLocation northern United States

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Cass County, North Dakota namedAfter George Washington Cass