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Thomas Alexander Scott (December 28, 1823 – May 21, 1881) was an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, and during the American Civil War railroads under his leadership played a major role in the war effort.
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- Ann Dike Riddle (m.1861)
18 mag 2018 · A respected railroad man of his generation, Thomas Alexander Scott (1823-1881) was instrumental in the expansion of Pennsylvania Railroad, though he failed to realize his vision of a true transcontinental railroad.
Thomas Alexander Scott was an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, and during the American Civil War railroads under his leadership played a major role in the war effort.
Thomas Alexander Scott (December 28, 1823 – May 21, 1881) was an American businessperson, railroad executive, and industrialist. He was the fourth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (1874-1880), later the largest publicly traded corporation in the world.
21 apr 2013 · Thomas Alexander Scott is an important figure in American business history, known both for his role as executive of the Pennsylvania Railroad (or “Pennsy,” as it was commonly known) and for his early mentor-ship of Andrew Carnegie.
Thomas A. Scott. The Thomas A. Scott Professorship was established by the Trustees on June 7, 1881. The Scott Chair has the distinction of being one of the earliest endowed chairs at Penn. It was the fourth endowed professorship in the University and only the second in the Arts and Sciences.
Thomas Alexander Scott. (Father of Edgar T hompson. Scott, Sr who commissioned the building of the 1906 Mansion) Born in 1823 in Peters Township near Fort. Loudoun, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania,Scott. was the seventh of 11 children. His father, who. operated an inn at a stagecoach stop, died while. Scott was a child.
