About Philip Woolley
Lived 1831 – 1912 (aged 81). Philip Woolley was a businessperson.
Philip Woolley (February 17, 1831 – June 12, 1912) was a Canadian American businessman for whom the city of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, is partly named.
Early life and education Philip Woolley was born in Malone, New York, to an American father and Canadian mother.
Woolley continued to enjoy business success in later life, supplying material to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and taking up part-time residence in Georgia to service his new client.
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Who was Philip Woolley?
Canadian-American businessman (1831-1912)
When was Philip Woolley born?
Philip Woolley was born on 17 February 1831 in Malone.
When did Philip Woolley die?
Philip Woolley died on 12 June 1912 in Sedro-Woolley.
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Philip Woolley was a businessperson.
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