1816 - 1902
Worthy S. Streator Doctor
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| Birthday |
16th October, 1816
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| Birthplace |
Hamilton, New York, U.S.
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| Died |
6th March, 1902
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| Place of Death |
Cleveland, Ohio U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Occupation Text |
Railroad promoter, Coal Mine developer
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| Occupation |
Doctor
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Worthy Stevens Streator (October 16, 1816 – March 6, 1902) was an American physician, railroad developer, industrialist and entrepreneur after whom the city of Streator, Illinois is named.
He was instrumental in the creation of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway in Ohio, was president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) and financed the first large-scale coal mine operation in Northern Illinois in 1866. He served as an Ohio State Senator in 1869, and was the first mayor of East Cleveland, Ohio.
He was an influential in the development of many civic institutions in his home city of Cleveland, Ohio.
He co-founded the Christian Standard magazine, he was an original endower of Case School of Applied Science and was a principal in the creation of the James A. Garfield Monument; the first true mausoleum created in the United States in honor of President James A. Garfield.
He was a pallbearer at President Garfield's funeral in 1881.
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