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William B. Ogden

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711: 135: 1776: 500:. However, Ogden was also an advocate of government funding for infrastructural improvements, aspiring to see the federal government financially back the construction of a railroad from New York to Chicago. He told colleagues that such a railroad would be "the most splendid system of internal communication ever yet devised by man." He had been elected to the New York Senate on a platform supporting state funding for the construction of the 683: 569:, and Chicagoans did not want to divert traffic from their profitable canal works. So Ogden and his partner J. Young Scammon solicited subscriptions from the farmers and small businessmen whose land lay adjacent to the proposed rail. Farmer's wives used the money they earned from selling eggs to buy shares of stock on a monthly payment plan. By 1848, Ogden and Scammon had raised $ 350,000—enough to begin laying track. The 634:. Ogden was a good choice for the first president, but his railroad experience was most likely not the primary reason he was chosen; Ogden was a clever man who had many political connections. When Ogden came to lead the Union Pacific, the railroad was not fully funded and had not yet laid a single mile of track. The railroad existed largely on paper created by an act of Congress. As part of the 1862 27: 646:
During the early days of railroading Ogden had begun building Northwestern railroads connecting Chicago with cities like Janesville, Fond du Lac and St. Paul/St. Anthony. In 1856 this was the Chicago, St. Anthony and Fond du Lac Railroad but the financial panic beginning in 1857 caused the collapse
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is also named after him, as is Ogden, Iowa. The Arnot-Odgen Memorial Hospital, founded by his wife Mariana, also bears his namesake. Following his death, William B. Ogden left money to his hometown of Walton, New York, which was used for the construction of a library, completed in 1897, which bears
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carried over from the Fond du Lac era, kept things progressing until 1864 when a Grand Consolidation took place with the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad. This new C&NW was able to cross Iowa to the Missouri River at Council Bluffs and join with Ogden's other project, the Union Pacific
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of Chicago." He was, at one time, the city's richest citizen. He brought the Galena & Chicago Union RR out of insolvency and was it's first president in 1847. He created the Chicago & North Western Railway from the failed remains of the Chicago, St.Paul, Fond du Lac and was it's first
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While Ogden's initial concern in Chicago was based in his land interests there, he believed that he could not afford to stay out of the politics of the city, as he believed growing western towns such as Chicago were dependent on government assistance.
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infrastructure. As a politician he advocated for the city to raise tax revenue for new roads, plank sidewalks, and bridges (which he presented designs of his own for). He also used his own wealth to fund improvements to the city's infrastructure.
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named several existing railroad companies to complete portions of the project. Several key areas needed to link the East (Chicago) to the West had none, and hence the Union Pacific was formed by Congress.
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This project must be carried through by even-handed wise consideration and a patriotic course of policy which shall inspire capitalists of the country with confidence. Speculation is as fatal to it as
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He married Marianna Tuttle Arnot (1825–1904). Marianna was the daughter of Scottish born John Arnot and Harriet (née Tuttle) Arnot. In New York, he named his home in the
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of this project. Fortunately Ogden's long time personal reputation and character helped him get many supporters putting together resources to reorganize as the
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Ogden, who had no children, left behind an estate valued at $ 10 million in 1877. Some of the money was used to fund a graduate school of science at the
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Shortly after moving to Chicago in 1836, Ogden joined the committee responsible for drafting the city charter to be submitted to the state legislature.
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Ogden died at his home in the Bronx on Friday, August 3, 1877. The funeral was held August 6, 1877, with several prominent pallbearers including,
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of Chicago both during and after his tenures in elected office. At the time he came to Chicago, its buildings were largely wood cabins, it lacked
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and began to cut a channel, formally known as North Branch Canal, but also referred to as Ogden's Canal. The resulting island is now known as
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was profitable from the start and eventually extended out to Wisconsin, bringing grain from the Great Plains into the city. As president of
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Ogden was a fierce supporter of the transcontinental railroad at a time of great unrest for the country and was quoted as saying:
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While his failing health precluded as active a participation as in his earlier years, his Vice President, Perry Smith and Supt.
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president in 1859. He spearheaded the 1st transcontinental railroad as the Union Pacific and was it's first president in 1862
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business. He assisted Charles Butler, his brother-in-law, with business matters related to opening a new building for
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Transcontinental railroad in Omaha. By 1867 he could see his beloved Chicago connected by rail with California.
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as an alderman from the 6th Ward. From 1847 through 1848, he served as an alderman from the 9th Ward.
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In 1853, the Chicago Land Company, of which Ogden was a trustee, purchased land at a bend in the
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and donated the land for Rush Medical Center. Ogden was also a founder of the
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his name, the William B. Ogden Free Library, and is still in use today.
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As history now shows, eventually Ogden and many others got their wish.
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The Railroad Tycoon who Built Chicago: A Biography of William B. Ogden
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When still a teenager, his father died and Ogden took over the family
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On October 8, 1871, Ogden lost most of his prized possessions in the
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the following year of which he was president from 1859 to 1868.
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with many others for congressional approval and funding of the
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is to the Union. Whoever speculates will damn this project.
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of Walton, New York, having been appointed by President
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During his career in New York politics, Ogden was a
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