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Charles Donnelly

Photograph of Charles Donnelly Source: Library of Congress

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Given Name
Charles
Surname
Donnelly
Occupation
President of the Northern Pacific Railroad

The Name Charles

Origin
Germanic
Meaning
Free man or one of noble birth.
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