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Title: Forty immortals of Worcester & its county. A brief account of those natives or residents who have accomplished something for their community or for the nation
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Worcester Bank & Trust Company, Worcester, Mass Walton Advertising and Printing Company, Boston
Subjects: Worcester (Mass.) -- Biography Worcester County (Mass.) -- Biography
Publisher: (Boston, Mass. : Walton advertising & printing company)
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ork City in season for the printing of the despatches before the arrivalof those of the Herald. When Commodore Vanderbilt during the winters of 1840-41 and 42requested Mr. Twichell to transport passengers from Norwich to AllensPoint, Mr. Twichell established a stage-line there, never leaving a pas-senger behind, and taking care of the freight in a manner that broughtforth commendation from Air. Vanderbilt. In 1838 Air. Twichell estab-lished a stage-line in Worcester, and ten years later he was made assistantsuperintendent of the Boston and Worcester Railroad. The followingyear he was promoted to the office of superintendent. In 1857 he be-came president of the same road, a capacity in which he served for a dec-ade until his election to Congress in 1866. He also in later years servedas president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company;the Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad Company; and the HoosacTunnel and Western Railroad Company. Air. Twichells death occurredin 1883. 47
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1. Jonas G. Clark2. Alexander Hamilton Bullock 3. William T. G. Morton FORTY IMMORTALS of WORCESTER & ITS COUNTYJONAS G. CLARK Founder of Clark University1S15-IQ00 Jonas Gilman Clark has been called an American of Americans. Ofsturdy old New England stock, he exhibited a simplicity and largenessof heart which makes the true philanthropist, while his modesty—even inthe years when a large fortune had been amassed—never deserted him.It was his custom to mildly boast in his later years that he could makeany part of a carriage better than any other man he knew. Mr. Clark was born in Hubbardston on the first of February, 1815,the son of a farmer of independent means. He received a good education,and finally selected the trade of carriage-making. After learning histrade he opened his shop. Later he entered the hardware business,eventually establishing manufactories or stores in the eastern part of theState. In the early fifties Mr. Clark engaged in the California tradeand laid the fo

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