Charlemagne Tower
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1809 – 1889
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Who was Charlemagne Tower?
Charlemagne Tower, was an American lawyer and businessman active in acquiring land in the Schuylkill Valley in Pennsylvania and serving as an officer for coal and railroad companies. He organized and led a company of Union soldiers from Pottsville in a 3-month enlistment during the American Civil War, when he was commissioned as captain.
After the war, with sell-off of lands by the Northern Pacific Railroad, he acquired large tracts in the upper Midwest and Northwest.
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- Born
- Apr 18, 1809
Paris - Education
- Harvard University
- Died
- Jul 26, 1889
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on July 23, 2013
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