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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Stock issued to Henry Phipps and signed for by his b:
$219.00

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Stock issued to Henry Phipps and signed for by his brother, John Phipps. Henry Phipps (1839-1930), Steel Industrialist, Philanthropist. Close business associate of Andrew Carnegie from 1867 to 1901 serving principally as a conservative adviser in Carnegie\'s operations. Very significant in the development of the steel industry. Director, US Steel Corp from 1901. A serious benefactor in the fight against tuberculosis. Very attractive engraved stock dated 1901 by International Bank Note-NY issued to Phipps. Signed for him by his relative attorney John S. Phipps. Very Rare! Henry Phipps Jr. (September 27, 1839 \" September 22, 1930) was an American entrepreneur known for his business relationship with Andrew Carnegie and involvement with the Carnegie Steel Company. He was also a successful real estate investor. After selling his stock in Carnegie Steel, he devoted a great deal of his time and money to philanthropic works. Henry Phipps Jr. was born on September 27, 1839 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His English parents, Henry Phipps, a shoemaker, and Hannah (ne Franks), were married at Wolverhampton in 1824 and migrated to Philadelphia at some point after that, settling in Pittsburgh in 1845. Phipps was educated at public schools in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. He had one sister, Amelia Phipps Walker (Mrs. John Walker; 1846-1887), and two brothers: William Henry Phipps (1825-1902), and John Phipps (1833-1860), who was also friends with Carnegie and who died young. Phippss oldest brother, William Henry Phipps, was born on 27 March 1825 and baptized at Wellington, Shropshire, England, on 18 August 1830, which places the familys emigration to the US during the 1830s. Phipps began working as a young man as an office boy and later a bookkeeper with Dillworth & offerwell. In 1861, he became a partner in offerwell & Phipps, which was an agent for the du Pont Powder Company, and a partner in Kloman & Phipps, a small iron mill. In 1865, he became Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.