Asa Whitney
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | March 14,1797 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Groton |
| Connecticut | |
| United States | |
| Died | Washington |
| D.C. | |
| United States | |
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| ID | 3808325 |
Asa Whitney Life story
Asa Whitney was a highly successful dry-goods merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter. He was one of the first backers of an American transcontinental railway. A trip to China in 1842–44 impressed upon Whitney the need for a transcontinental railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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