Ezra Cornell Quotes


I have always considered that choosing a companion for life was a very important affair and that my happyness or misery in this life depended on the choice.


Citations

Cornell, Ezra. Letter to Mary Ann Wood. 1831. Qtd. in Dorf, Philip. The Builder: A Biography of Ezra Cornell. Macmillan, 1952.

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Ezra Cornell
Ezra Cornell
  • Born: January 11, 1807
  • Died: December 9, 1874
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Businessman

Ezra Cornell was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was the founder of Western Union, founder of Ithaca's first library, and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as President of the New York Agriculture Society and as a New York State Senator.