Ario Pardee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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US engineer, coal baron and philanthropist
Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1810
Place of Birth: Chatham, New York, United States
Date of Death: 26-Mar-1892
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Ario Pardee
- Ariovistus Pardee (November 19, 1810 – March 26, 1892) was an American engineer, coal baron, philanthropist, and director of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
- In the 1840s he began purchasing land in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, suspecting it to contain a wealth of coal.
- When he began mining the area, the town went through an economic boom, and credited Pardee as its founder.
- Pardee was also a major benefactor of Lafayette College to which he donated over $500,000, and had a building on campus named after him.
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