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Name: Collis Potter Huntington
Birth Date: October 22, 1821
Death Date: August 13, 1900
Place of Birth: Harwinton, Connecticut
Place of Death: Lake Raquette, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: railroad builder

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Collis Potter Huntington (1821-1900), American railroad builder, was a promoter and manager of the Central Pacific Railway and was prominent later in the Southern Pacific Company. Collis P. Huntington was born on Oct. 22, 1821, at Harwinton, Conn. His...


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