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Biography of Thomas Alexander Scott
Name: Thomas Alexander Scott
Birth Date: December 28, 1823
Death Date: May 21, 1881
Place of Birth: Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: railroad builder, businessman
Thomas Alexander Scott
A respected railroad man of his generation, Thomas Alexander Scott (1823-1881) was instrumental in the expansion of Pennsylvania Railroad, though he failed to realize his vision of a true transcontinental railroad. Scott also played a significant role in the use of rail travel for the Union war effort during the Civil War.Scott was born on December 28, 1823, in Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania (some sources say London, Franklin County, Pennsylvania). He was the seventh child born to Thomas Scott and had four younger siblings. His mother was Rebecca Douglas Scott. Scott's father ran a tavern, Tom Scott's Tavern, which was located in Franklin County on a turnpike between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It served as a stop for stagecoaches. Scott's father also ran a stage line.Work was an important component of Scott's life from an early age. While receiving some education in country schools during the winter, he worked on the farm during …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…and democratic manners were little known to business executives, Scott was affable, friendly and unassuming.... Add to this a keen intelligence, even temper, boundless energy, and inexhaustible patience, it is clear that he would have gone far in any field." Scott was inducted into the Railroad Hall of Fame in 1992. Further Reading Burgess, George, and Miles C. Kennedy, Centennial History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1949.Garraty, John A., and Jerome L. Sternstein, eds., Encyclopedia of American Biography, HarperCollins, 1996.Ingham, John N., Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders: N-U, Greenwood Press, 1983.Johnson, Rossiter, ed., The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, The Biographical Society, 1904.Kamm, Samuel Richey, The Civil War Career of Thomas A. Scott, University of Pennsylvania, 1940.Lamar, Howard R., ed., The New Encyclopedia of the American West, Yale University Press, 1998.Malone, Dumas, ed., Dictionary of American Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1963.Journal of Commerce, January 7, 1992.
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