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Andrew Carnegie

By HunterCutshaw7
  • Birth of Andrew Carnegie

    Birth of Andrew Carnegie

    He was born in 1835 in Scotland to a poor weaver.
  • To the Americas

    To the Americas

    In 1848, his poor weaver brought him and his family to America.
  • First job

    First job

    In 1853 he was 18 and worked as a private secretary to a railroad official named Thomas Alexander Scott in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
  • Starting a Business

    Starting a Business

    In 1865 Carnegie left his railroad company to start his own company making railroad bridges from iron.
  • The steel mill

    The steel mill

    8 years later in 1873, he started his first steel mill.
  • Heavy responsibility

    Heavy responsibility

    In 1899, when he consolidated into the Carnegie Steel Company, he controlled a quarter of American iron
    and steel production.
  • His retirement

    His retirement

    In 1901, he retired and devoted the last 18 years of his life using his wealth for the public good.
  • His gifts

    His gifts

    In 1911 he gave a gift of $125 million to establish the Carnegie Corporation of America which provides funding to institutions and organizations that conduct research on education and public affairs.