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E. H. Harriman

E. H. Harriman, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1909)

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Born
February 20, 1848
Died
September 9, 1909
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1848

About E. H. Harriman

Edward Henry Harriman was an American financier and railroad executive. Harriman State Park in Tuxedo, New York Harriman State Park in Island Park, Idaho Harriman founded the Tompkins Square Boys' Club, now known as The Boys' Club of New York. The original club, founded in 1876, was located in the rented basement of the Wilson School in Manhattan's Lower East Side, and began with three boys. His great-grandfather, William Harriman, had emigrated from England in 1795 and became a successful businessman and trader. Harriman was nearly 50 years old when in 1897 he became a director of the Union Pacific Railroad.

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E. H. Harriman timeline

  1. His great-grandfather, William Harriman, had emigrated from England in 1795 and became a successful businessman and trader.
  2. The original club, founded in 1876, was located in the rented basement of the Wilson School in Manhattan's Lower East Side, and began with three boys.
  3. Harriman was nearly 50 years old when in 1897 he became a director of the Union Pacific Railroad.

The world when E. H. Harriman was born

E. H. Harriman was born in 1848. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1848

  • Best-selling bookThe Communist Manifesto by Marx & Engels

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGold discovered at Sutter's Mill — California Gold Rush
  • Technology milestoneFirst modern chewing gum sold
  • Defining fadGold Rush fever
  • World population~1.28B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames K. Polk
  • U.S. population21.4M

1848 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in E. H. Harriman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18482026
Population21.4M341 million

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