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Railway King
name given by Sydney Smith to George Hudson (q. v.), the great railway speculator, who is said to have one day in the course of his speculations realised as much in scrip as £100,000.
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Railway King
The sobriquet of George Hudson, Chairman of the Midland Railway Company, who amassed a huge fortune by successful speculations in the early days of railway enterprise.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of railway king in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of railway king in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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