Andrew Carnegie - History Timelines

Name	Andrew Carnegie
Born	November 25, 1835
Died	August 11, 1919
Was born in	Dunfermline, Scotland
Spouses	Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Children	Margaret Carnegie Miller
Occupation	Industrialist, businessman, philanthropist, writer
Known for	Leading the expansion of the American steel industry, extensive philanthropy
Awards	N/A (his legacy is his widespread philanthropic impact)
Famous quotes	“The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.”

Andrew Carnegie – Life milestones

Years	Age	Events
1835	0	Born in Dunfermline, Scotland on November 25.
1848	13	Immigrated to the United States with his family, settling in Pennsylvania.
1851	16	Started working as a bobbin boy in a cotton mill.
1853	18	Became a messenger boy for the telegraph company.
1855	20	Father, William Carnegie, died.
1859	24	Hired by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as a secretary and telegrapher.
1865	30	Resigned from the railroad to focus on his own businesses.
1867	32	Invested in the Woodruff Sleeping Car Company.
1873	38	Established the Edgar Thomson Steel Works.
1883	48	Funded the first Carnegie Library in Dunfermline, Scotland.
1886	51	Mother, Margaret Carnegie, died; brother Thomas Carnegie died.
1887	52	Married Louise Whitfield on April 22.
1889	54	Published “The Gospel of Wealth.”
1891	56	Carnegie Hall in New York City opened on May 5.
1892	57	Homestead Strike occurred from June to November; formed the Carnegie Steel Company.
1901	66	Sold Carnegie Steel to US Steel for $480 million on March 2.
1902	67	Established the Carnegie Institution for Science.
1905	70	Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy.
1907	72	Awarded the Order of Merit by King Edward VII.
1911	76	Established the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
1919	84	Died on August 11 in Lenox, Massachusetts.