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About Gardner Colby
Gardner Colby was an American businessman and philanthropist active in textile manufacturing, railroad development, and Baptist educational institutions in New England. He served as president of the Wisconsin Central Railroad from 1871 to 1878 and became the namesake of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, following his $50,000 donation in 1865.
Everything about Gardner Colby →- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1810
- Died
- 1879