About Hamilton Hobart Stow
Lived 1837 – 1905 (aged 68). Hamilton Hobart Stow was a businessperson.
Hamilton Hobart Stow (June 25, 1837 – November 21, 1905) was an American oil well operator.
Biography Stow was born on June 25, 1837, in Olean, New York. His parents, Hamilton and Sally Stow, were of English descent. He received his early education at Newtown, Pennsylvania, and Tionesta, Pennsylvania, and attended Allegheny College in Meadville for one year.
Stow married Amanda P. Scott, of Buffalo, New York, in 1859. They had three children together. He had been in ill health for the prior four years. An obituary in The Forest Republican wrote:
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Who was Hamilton Hobart Stow?
American oil well operator
When was Hamilton Hobart Stow born?
Hamilton Hobart Stow was born on 25 June 1837 in Olean, New York.
When did Hamilton Hobart Stow die?
Hamilton Hobart Stow died on 21 November 1905.
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Hamilton Hobart Stow was a businessperson.
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