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Born in Scottland. -
Arrived with his family when he was thirteen. -
At eighteen he was working as the private secretary to a railroad official. -
After leaving the railroad company he started a railroad bridge. Then eight years later started his first Steel Mill.
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He controlled a quarter of American iron and steel production.
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