Andrew Carnegie / Philanthropist (1835–1919) " The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. " Early Life Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was...
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Andrew Carnegie / Philanthropist (1835–1919) " The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. " Early Life Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Although he had little formal education, Carnegie grew up in a family that believed in the importance of books and learning. The son of a handloom weaver, Carnegie grew up to become one of the wealthiest businessmen in America. At the age of 13, in 1848, Carnegie came to the United States with his family. They settled in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and Carnegie went to work in a factory, earning $1.20 a week. The next year he found a job as a telegraph messenger. Hoping to advance his career, he moved up to a telegraph operator position in 1851. He then took a job at the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1853. He worked as the assistant and telegrapher to Thomas Scott, one of the railroad'
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