Eleazar Lord
American businessman
Died when: 82 years 267 days (992 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Eleazar Lord (September 9, 1788 – June 3, 1871) was an American author, educator, deacon of the First Protestant Dutch Church and first president of the Erie Railroad.
Lord was engaged in banking; founded the Manhattan insurance company, and served as its president 1821–34; was the first president of the Erie Railroad company; was a prominent friend of the New York university, and assisted in founding theological seminaries at East Windsor, Connecticut, and Auburn, New York.
His principal works are Principles of currency;Geological Cosmogony: and an edition of Lempriere's Biographical Dictionary, with numerous additions.
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