# Peter Arrell Brown Widener

> Peter Arrell Browne Widener was an American businessman, art collector, and patriarch of the wealthy Widener family. He began his career as a butcher, ran a successful chain of meat stores, and won a lucrative contract to supply mutton to Union army troops during the American Civil War. He partnered with William Lukens Elkins and William H. Kemble to found the Philadelphia Traction Company and established electric trolley systems in several major cities in the United States.

*American art collector (1834–1915)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1834-11-13
- **Died:** 1915-11-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 13.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Peter Widener](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Widener)
- [Peter Arrell Browne Widener](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Arrell_Browne_Widener)
- [Peter Arrell Brown Widener](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Arrell_Brown_Widener)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7172565)

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