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Collis Potter Huntington

American railroad magnate (1821–1900)

Collis Potter Huntington

Collis P. Huntington, c. 1872 by Stephen W. Shaw

Born(1821-10-22)October 22, 1821[1]

Harwinton, Connecticut, U.S.

DiedAugust 13, 1900(1900-08-13) (aged 78)

Camp Pine Knot, Raquette Lake, New York, U.S.

Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery,
Bronx, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Employer(s)Central Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Known forFirst transcontinental railroad
Spouses

Elizabeth Stillman Stoddard

(m. ; died 1883)​

Collis Potter Huntington (October 22, 1821 – August 13, 1900)[2] was an American industrialist and railway magnate. He was one of the Big Four of western railroading (along with Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker) who invested in Theodore Judah's idea to build the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad.[3] Huntington helped lead

William Randall Huntington (1854 - 1907)

WilliamRandallHuntington

Born in Rome, Oneida, New York, United States
Ancestors

Son of Edward Huntington and Antoinette (Randall) Huntington

Brother of Mary Louisa Huntington, George Huntington, Elizabeth Randall (Huntington) Bright, Antoinette (Huntington) Ethridge and Anne (Huntington) Brown

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died at age 52in Rome, Oneida, New York, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1854. He was the son of Edward Huntington and Antoinette Randall. He passed away in 1907.

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William Huntington (1803 - 1882)

WilliamHuntington

Born in St Kew, Cornwall, England
Ancestors

Son of John Huntington and Elizabeth (Pinch) Huntington

Brother of John Thomas Huntington, Jane (Huntington) Worden and Elizabeth Ann (Huntington) Peabody

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died at age 78in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William Huntington was baptized in St Kew,⁠[1] Cornwall, on 20 January 1805. The names of his parents were John and Elizabeth.⁠[2]

Parents and siblings

A John Thomas Huntingdon, son of John and Elizabeth, was baptized in St Kew on 26 January 1800.⁠[3] Since there are very few occurrences of the surname Huntington or Huntingdon in Cornish records from this era or earlier, there can be little doubt that John Thomas was a brother of William. It also seems rather likely that their mother was the Elizabeth Huntington who was buried at St Kew on 27 May 18

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