Eber Brock Ward | |
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Born | Applegaths Mills, Upper Canada | December 25, 1811
Died | January 2, 1875 Detroit, Michigan, US | (aged 63)
Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | businessman |
Known for | industrialist |
Title | Captain of Industry of the Midwest [1] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary McQueen (first wife) Catharine Lyon (second wife) |
Relatives | Beulah Brinton, cousin |
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Eber Brock Ward (December 25, 1811 – January 2, 1875) was an American industrialist, iron and steel manufacturer, and shipbuilder.
Ward invested in several industries in Michigan and the Midwest. He started as an owner of steamship interests, and later accumulated woodlands, as well as lands that contained iron ore, copper and silver. His investments would ultimately include newspapers, railroads, glass manufacturing, banking, and insurance companies.[2]
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