John Murray Forbes
American railroad magnate, merchant, philanthropist and abolitionist (1813-1898) · United States · On the map · Founders · Died at 85
John Murray Forbes was an American railroad magnate, merchant, opium merchant, philanthropist and abolitionist. He was president of both the Michigan Central railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in the 1850s. He kept doing business with Russell & Company.
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Lived 1813 to 1898 · aged 85
