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    Alfred Holt

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    , 09-23-2013 at 10:42 AM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    Alfred Holt


    ALFRED HOLT, born on the 13th June, 1829, was the third son of Mr. George Holt, of Liverpool.


    After being privately educated he was apprenticed in 1846 to the late Mr. Edward Woods, Past- President, under whom he gained a varied and extensive experience of railway surveying and construction and locomotive building.

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    Samuel Cunard

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    Bob Edwards
    , 04-17-2013 at 06:03 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    Sir Samuel Cunard, 1st Baronet was a British shipping magnate, born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, who founded the Cunard Line. He was the son of a master carpenter and timber merchant who had fled the American Revolution and settled in Halifax.


    Born: November 21, 1787, Halifax


    Died: April 28, 1865, London


    Parents: Abraham Cunard


    Children: Edward Cunard


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