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The Pullman family was socially prominent. George was fond of spending time with the Armours, the Fields and other wealthy Chicagoans at exclusive clubs and lavish social events. The Pullmans summered in the resort town of Long Branch, New Jersey, where President Grant also had a summer home.
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Pullman moved his family from Albion to Chicago in 1865. He married Harriet Sanger, daughter of a construction company owner, on June 13, 1867. Together, they had four children: Florence (1868-1937), Harriet (1869-1956), and the twins George, Jr. (1875-1901) and Walter Sanger [known as Sanger] (1875-1905).
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George Pullman was born March 3, 1831 in Brockton, New York. ... His father was a carpenter and instilled in George a devotion to work and family. George clerked in a small general store in Westfield, New York, and later joined his family in Albion, New York where he worked as a cabinetmaker in his brother's shop.
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George Pullman was an American industrial businessman who developed the railroad sleeping car and built a big business with it. ... Pullman then went to work in a general store and became the main source of income for his family. In 1848 Pullman joined his older brother in Albion, New York, where he worked as a cabinetmaker.
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AKA George Mortimer Pullman ... Nationality: United States; Executive summary: Inventor of the Pullman Sleeping Car ... Is the subject of books:; Palace Car Prince: A Biography of George Mortimer Pullman, 1992, BY: Liston Edgington Leyendecker ;
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George Pullman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Mortimer Pullman (March 3, 1831 – October 19, 1897) was an American inventor and industrialist. He is known as the inventor of the Pullman sleeping car, and for violently suppressing striking ...
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; Endowed by George Mortimer Pullman ... Throughout the application process - as well as the academic career of each Pullman Scholar, the Foundation provides assistance with financial aid awareness, budget planning, peer support, and individual family conferencing.
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www.pullmanfoundation.org/
www.pullmanfoundation.org/
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The train was billed the Pullman Hotel Express, and it was one of the best advertisements George Pullman used. Going from Boston to San Francisco, and carrying dignitaries that in and of themselves ... When Pullman died on October 19, 1897, his family was worried that his corpse would be desecrated by former employees.
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www.pullman-car.com/history/george_pullman.html
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George Pullman raised Chicago from the muck, literally. ... When Pullman died on October 19, 1897, his family was worried that his corpse would be desecrated by former employees. His tomb in Graceland cemetery was a pit eight feet deep, with floors and walls of steel-reinforced concrete.
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