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Name: John Work Garrett
Birth Date: July 31, 1820
Death Date: September 26, 1884
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Place of Death: Deer Park, Maryland, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: businessman

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The American railroad magnate John Work Garrett (1820-1884) made the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad a major line and dominated its affairs for almost 30 years. John W. Garrett was born in Baltimore, Md., on July 31, 1820. After some college work he joined...
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John Work Garrett was raised in the tradition of encouraging and supporting the creative arts. All of Garrett's family were collectors, but John Work Garrett brought book collecting to a new level. His library of thirty-five thousand volumes included...


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John Work Garrett (July 31, 1820 – September 26, 1884) was an American banker, philanthropist and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). In 1855 he was named to the board of the B&O, and in 1858 became its president, a...


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