C.K.G. Billings
Deceased Person
1861 – 1937
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Who was C.K.G. Billings?
Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings was a wealthy industrialist, a noted horseman and tycoon. When he retired in 1901 at age 40 he was president of the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company in Chicago, Illinois.
A notable eccentric, Billings invested much of his time and money promoting the sport of matinee riding, a sport that is still popular today in the United States.
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