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  1. Jan 30, 2020 · Collis Potter Huntington (1821-1900) Born: 1821 Birthplace: Connecticut. He was the President of the Southern Pacific Co. NYC & SF & of Central Pacific RR Co. In 1869, he helped join the commerce of the United States of America from coast to coast.

  2. Aug 27, 2000 · Her opportunity came in 1884. Nine months after Huntington’s wife, Elizabeth Stoddard Huntington, died of cancer, Arabella Duvall Yarrington Worsham became the second Mrs. Collis P. Huntington.

  3. Robert Collis, son of a solicitor and descendant of a prominent medical family, was born and spent his early years in Dublin. He received his secondary education and medical training in England, France and the USA, and played in Ireland’s national rugby team.

  4. Collins made a name for himself by discovering the location of three important disease genesthose responsible for cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Huntington's...

  5. Aug 31, 2024 · Francis Collins (born April 14, 1950, Staunton, Virginia, U.S.) is an American geneticist who discovered genes causing genetic diseases and who was director (2009–21) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). He had previously served as head (1993–2008) of the NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute, a public research ...

  6. Apr 20, 2021 · In 1881 “The Journal of the American Agricultural Association” printed a piece by President of the Anti-Monopoly League L. E. Chittenden lambasting wealthy people. He criticized railroad magnate Collis Huntington and asserted that his initial success was attained by charging high prices to miners: [2] 1881 July and October, The Journal of ...

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  8. Collis Potter Huntington was born in Harwinton, Connecticut, on October 22, 1821. [1] His family farmed and he grew up helping. In his early teens, he did farm chores and odd jobs for neighbors, saving his earnings.

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