Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889

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Franklin B. Gowen, a lawyer, was president of the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad Company, 1869-1883.

From the description of To the miners and laborers of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company, 1877 March 17. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 35766271

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referencedIn McComb, Henry S., 1825-1881. Diary, 1880 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Gowen, Franklin Benjamin, 1836-1889. Letter to Rev. William Henry Furness, 1880. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1883-1888. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Reading Company. Records, 1795-1979. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Harris, Joseph S. (Joseph Smith), 1836-1910. Autobiography [photoprint]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Sayre, Robert H. (Robert Heysham), 1824-1907. Diaries, 1851-1905 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Sophia Yarnal Jacobs Papers, 1861-1990. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Metzler, Christian E., collector. Transportation miscellany, 1836-1932. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889. To the miners and laborers of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company, 1877 March 17. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Reading Company. Law Dept. Reading Company Law Dept. records, 1833-1979 (bulk, 1920-1976). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Wallace, Anthony Francis Clarke. Anthony F. C. Wallace Papers. 1920-2000. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn North Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Records, 1836-1982. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.). Committee on Science and Arts. Records, 1824-1900 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Pinkerton, William A. (William Allan), 1846-1923. Correspondence of William A. Pinkerton, 1894-1911. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Cox family. Weld Coxe collection, 1669-1982. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884. Papers, 1850-1884. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937,. John D. Rockefeller interview, 1917-1920 [combined text-microfiche ed.]. Hagley Museum & Library
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Industrial life insurance
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Birth 1836-02-09

Death 1889-12-13

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