| Code | DS/UK/1430 |
| Dates | 17/09/1836-13/03/1909 |
| Person Name | Palmer; William Jackson (17/09/1836-13/03/1909); General |
| Surname | Palmer |
| Forenames | William Jackson |
| Title | General |
| Activity | Civil engineer, soldier, industrialist, and philanthropist. |
| History | Union general in US civil war (1861-65); helped build the Kansas Pacific Railroad; founded with Dr William Bell the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad;founder of Colorado Springs; founded rail related industries in Colorado.Build his mansion, Glen Eyrie near Colorado Springs; sold his business in 1901. |
| Source | "William Jackson Palmer" in en.wikipedia URL: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jackson_Palmer> [accessed 24/06/2011]. |
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