Franklin B. Gowen

GPTKB entity

Properties (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocacy Business development
Economic initiatives
gptkbp:advocatesFor Railroad expansion
Business interests
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Reading_Railroad
gptkb:Mary_Gowen
Legal professionals
Business partners
gptkbp:birthDate 1824-09-24
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Franklin_Gowen_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Economic growth
Legal education
Railroad expansion efforts
gptkbp:contribution Legal_reforms_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:deathDate 1889-01-21
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Gowen_family
gptkbp:education Law degree
gptkbp:field Corporate law
gptkbp:founded Gowen_&_Haverstick
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century America
gptkbp:historicalImpact Railroad industry growth
gptkbp:historicalRole Railroad industry leader
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Railroad_executive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Franklin B. Gowen
gptkbp:impact Local economy
Legal precedents
Railroad safety regulations
Economic_development_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:influence Corporate practices
gptkbp:influenced Railroad industry
Railroad laws
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:influenceOn Legal community
Legal_practices
gptkbp:involved Legal associations
Railroad litigation
gptkbp:involvedIn Local initiatives
Legal reforms
gptkbp:knownFor Legal work in railroad cases
gptkbp:legacy Transportation law
Influence on transportation law
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Gowen_family
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:President_of_the_Reading_Railroad
gptkbp:occupation Businessman
Lawyer
gptkbp:participatesIn Corporate governance
Philanthropic efforts
gptkbp:philanthropy Support for local charities
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:District_Attorney_of_Philadelphia
President_of_the_Board_of_Trade_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:publicAccess Community leader
gptkbp:reputation Respected lawyer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:role Corporate lawyer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Gowen