Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915
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Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915
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Surname :
Adams
Forename :
Charles Francis
Date :
1835-1915
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Adams, Charles F. (Charles Francis), Jr., 1835-1915
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Adams
Forename :
Charles F.
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Charles Francis
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Jr.
Date :
1835-1915
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Adams, C. F. (Charles Francis), 1835-1915
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Surname :
Adams
Forename :
C. F.
NameExpansion :
Charles Francis
Date :
1835-1915
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Biographical History
Soldier, businessman, civic leader and historian. Descendant of two presidents and the son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency of the Union Pacifc Railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890. From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of affairs, speaking and writing widely on historical, educational, economic and political subjects from his positions as president of the Massachusetts Historical Society (1895-1915) and active member of the Harvard Board of Overseers and the Anti-Imperialist League.
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External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/29657151
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50036838
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50036838
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064413
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Education
Military service, Voluntary
Railroads
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Americans
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Historians
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Maidstone, Kent
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Whitley, Northumberland
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
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