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Definition of Stephenson
1. Noun. English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848).
Definition of Stephenson
1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English and Scottish patronymic from=given names) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stephenson
Literary usage of Stephenson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1914)
"Stephenson, David, 6th S., II, 132; V, 259. Stephenson, 'Ed'ward, 6th S., IV,
... Stephenson, George, 6th S., V, 179; VII, 791. Stephenson, Henry, 6th S., ..."
2. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1895)
"Between him and the magazines, just where the town of Fremont now stands, was a
wretched stockade called Fort Stephenson, and ten miles behind it, ..."
3. Journal of Theological Studies (1904)
"Mr Stephenson has given us a book thoroughly and worthily representative of the
Catholic ... Mr Stephenson writes from the heart as well as from the head, ..."
4. Readings in Modern European History: A Collection of Extracts from the by James Harvey Robinson, Charles Austin Beard (1909)
"Eight locomotives constructed at the Stephenson works had Eight loco- been delivered
... The " Northumbrian" engine, driven by George Stephenson himself, ..."
5. Chambers's Biographical Dictionary: The Great of All Times and Nations by Francis Hindes Groome, David Patrick (1898)
"In 1821 Stephenson was appointed engineer for the construction of the Stockton
... Stephenson, ROBERT, son of George Stephen- son, torn at Willington Quay, ..."
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