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1Crédit Mobilier of America scandal — The Crédit Mobilier scandal of 1872 involved the Union Pacific Railroad and the Crédit Mobilier of America construction company in the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad. The distribution of Crédit Mobilier shares of stock by… …
2Credit Mobilier — may refer to: Crédit Mobilier, a large French bank Crédit Mobilier of America, an American railroad construction company setup by the Union Pacific Railroad to build the First Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s (there was no connection of… …
3Crédit Mobilier — was a French banking company, and one of the most important financial institutions of the world during the 19th century. It had a major role in the financing of numerous railroads and other infrastructure projects in Europe, North Africa and the… …
4Credit Foncier of America — Industry Financing, railroads, real estate Fate Bankrupt Founded 1866 Defunct 1870s Headquarters Omaha, Nebraska Denver, Colorado Tacoma, Washington …
5Crédit Mobilier scandal — (1872–73) Illegal manipulation of construction contracts for the Union Pacific Railroad that became a symbol of corruption after the American Civil War. The railroad s major stockholders created Crédit Mobilier of America to divert its… …
6Crédit Mobilier, escándalo del — (1872–73). Manipulación ilegal de contratos de construcción para la Union Pacific Corp., que se convirtió en símbolo de corrupción luego de la guerra de Secesión. Los accionistas principales del ferrocarril crearon el Crédit Mobilier of America… …
7Political scandals of the United States — This article provides a list of major political scandals of the United States.cope and organization of political scandalsCategorizing and listing scandalsDivision of this article s list of American political scandals falls into four categories… …
8Ames, Oakes — ▪ American businessman and politician born Jan. 10, 1804, Easton, Mass., U.S. died May 8, 1873, Easton leading figure in the Crédit Mobilier scandal following the U.S. Civil War. Ames left school at age 16 to enter his father s shovel… …
9Union Pacific — Union Pacific …
10Ulysses S. Grant — Infobox President name=Ulysses S. Grant nickname= Unconditional Surrender Grant nationality=American order=18th President of the United States term start=March 4, 1869 term end=March 4, 1877 predecessor=Andrew Johnson successor=Rutherford B.… …
