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Title: New York State's prominent and progressive men : an encyclopaedia of contemporaneous biography
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Harrison, Mitchell Charles, 1870-
Subjects: Civic leaders
Publisher: (New York) : New York Tribune
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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shire, England, and received a characteristicEnglish education of the best class at Wellington College PublicSchool and at Magdalen College, Oxford University. WellingtonCollege was founded in memory of the Duke of Wellington, itscorner-stone being laid by Queen Victoria in 1856, and the schoolbeing opened by her in 1859. It is in Berkshire, not far fromMr. Hulmes native place. The young man was educated with a view to his entering herMajestys service as a member of the corps of Royal Engineers inthe British army. That plan had, however, to be abandoned, be-cause of the after effects upon his health of a severe attack ofrheumatic fever. That was during his public-school career atWellington College. It was after that, and in accordance with thechanged plans, that he was sent to Oxford. There he pursuedwith success the liberal course of culture provided in ancientMagdalen College, and was graduated with the degree of B. A.from the university. Thereafter he spent two years in travel, 172
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GEOKGE BEEEDON HULME 173 chiefly in the various colonies of the British Empire, and then,in 1879, came to the United States. Mr. Hulme came here to become a permanent resident and toidentify himself with the republic. His scientific education,which he had acquired in prospect of engineering service in theBritish army, fitted him for the career of a civil engineer, andat that time the opportunities for entering upon such a careerwere numerous. He found employment at the hands of theNorthern Pacific Bailroad Company, and for several years de-voted himself to its service. In 1882 he went to Montana andtook charge of a large land and irrigation companys affairs,which he managed with conspicuous skill. He was also at thattime associated with the firm of H. Clark & Co., the builders ofthe Northern Pacific Railroad. Two years later he was ap-pointed receiver of the Yellowstone National Park ImprovementCompany, and managed its affairs profitably for two years, atthe end of which time, tha

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