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Born: Sept. 16 1838 in Rockwood, Ontario Died: May 29 1916 at age 77 Where he lived: St. Paul, Minnesota He had a normal childhood. At age thirteen he gave himself middle name to Jerome. He went to school for nine years left at fourteen after his father died. He went to Minnesota on July 21 1856 and worked as a clerk for Brunson, Lewis and white, agents for a steamboat company. He came to his wealth by becoming an investor that made a success of it as the great northern railroad and also invested in multiple areas.His industry was a railroad investor. Was he a captain of industry or robber baron. he was a robber baron because, monoplized the the railroad in the northern part of America. He owned all of The Great Nortern Railroad.
 * James Jerome Hill**

Christopher Muller, __James J. Hill and the Building of His Railroad Empire__, , http://www.railserve.com/JJHill.html, 2/19/08 filed in minneapolis/ st.paul, Jame J.Hill, about.com, http://minneapolis.about.com/cs/history/p/jamesjhill.htm 2/19/08