William Henry Baldwin Jr.

William Henry Baldwin Jr.
BornFebruary 5, 1863
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 1905
Locust Valley, Long Island, New York, U.S.
Burial placeForest Hill Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University 1885
OccupationRailroad President ]
EmployerLong Island Rail Road

William Henry Baldwin Jr. (February 5, 1863 – January 3, 1905) was an American railroad executive and philanthropist.[1] He was president of the Long Island Rail Road. and was instrumental in establishing African-American industrial education by securing donations from Northern industrial magnates.[2][3] In 1894, he became a trustee of Tuskegee University and worked with Booker T. Washington.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Brooks, John Graham, "An American Citizen: Life of William Henry Baldwin Jr." (Houghton Mifflin, 1910).
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