William Brooks Close
British rower and businessman (1853–1923) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Brooks Close (1853–1923) was a British businessman active in the Midwestern United States. He first arrived in the United States during the summer of 1876 to compete in a regatta in Philadelphia while he was the president of the Cambridge University Boat Club. Close and two brothers, Frederick and James, created a colony in Iowa called the Close Colony. They made a profit from buying public land and reselling it. He was the co-founder of the Close Brothers Group. Close helped finance the building of a railway from Skagway into the Yukon, named the White Pass and Yukon Route.
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William Brooks Close | |
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Born | 1853 Naples, Italy |
Died | 1923 (aged 69–70) Isle of Wight, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Businessman |
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