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Definition of George Stephenson
1. Noun. English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848).
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Literary usage of George Stephenson
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1. Readings in Modern European History: A Collection of Extracts from the by James Harvey Robinson, Charles Austin Beard (1909)
"... in his story of the Life of George Stephenson, gives the following account of
... by George Stephenson himself, headed the procession; then followed the ..."
2. Friends Intelligencer by Friends Intelligencer Association (1858)
"George Stephenson, according to the " rech- ester" in the family Bible of his
... George Stephenson behind him on a pillion. They had a magnificent escort ..."
3. Lives of the Engineers, with an Account of Their Principal Works: Comprising by Samuel Smiles (1862)
"... the former by means of turnpike roads, and the latter by means of railways.
George Stephenson surveyed a line from Chester to Holyhead in ..."
4. The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and by Charles Knight (1874)
"... of Belgium—The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway—Early opposition
to the Railway system—The Locomotive Engine—George Stephenson—His sou ..."
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