Edward Henry Harriman was a financier and railroad magnate, born in Hampstead, Long Island on February 20th 1848, the son of an episcopal minister. His first job was as a messenger boy for the brokerage house of D C Hayes. He rose rapidly and soon became managing clerk. At only 22 years of age, he borrowed $3000 from an uncle, bought a seat on the New York stock exchange and went into business for himself...