Ogden, William Butler

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Born: Jun 15, 1805 AD
Died: 1877 AD, at 72 years of age.

Nationality: American
Categories: Politician


1805 - Born on the 15th of June in Walton, New York.

1834 - He was elected to the New York States Legislature.

1837 - He designed the first swing bridge over the Chicago River and donated the land for Rush Medical Center.

1848 - He built the first railroad from Chicago the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad.

1860 - He switched his loyalty to the Republican Party, which shared his views regarding slavery.

1862 - He was the first president of the Union Pacific Railroad.

1871 - He lost his prized possessions in the Great Chicago Fire.

       - He owned a lumber company in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, which burned the same day.

1877 - He died on the 3rd of August in Chicago, lllinois. 
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