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English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848)
Source: WordNetDescendants George Stephenson had two children. Source: Internet
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. Source: Internet
George Stephenson cannot claim to have invented the locomotive. Source: Internet