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Born in Scotland to a poor weaver
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Family was brought to America by the poor weaver
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Was a private secretary for a railroad company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then quits and starts own company that makes bridges with iron
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Carnegie owned 25% of the iron and steel production In the U.S
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Retires approximately at the age of 66
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Gave $125 million to fund institutions and organizations that research education and public and established Carnegie Corporation of America
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Died at Lenox, Massachusetts at the age of 83, cause of death was pneumonia
