Charlemagne Tower, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American lawyer and financier
Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1809
Date of Death: 26-Jul-1889
Profession: lawyer, financier
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Charlemagne Tower
- For his son, see Charlemagne Tower Jr.Charlemagne Tower, (April 18, 1809 – July 25, 1889) was an American lawyer and businessman active in acquiring land in the Schuylkill Valley in Pennsylvania and serving as an officer for coal and railroad companies.
- He organized and led a company of Union soldiers from Pottsville in a 3-month enlistment during the American Civil War, when he was commissioned as captain. After the war, with sell-off of lands by the Northern Pacific Railroad, he acquired large tracts in the upper Midwest and Northwest.
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